European Union: Implemented Derogation from ePrivacy Directive to support the detection of child sexual abuse
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Implemented Derogation from ePrivacy Directive to support the detection of child sexual abuse
On 2 August 2021, the ePrivacy derogation enters into force. The temporary derogation concerns Articles 5(1) and 6(1) of the ePrivacy Directive, which protects the confidentiality of communications and traffic data. Specifically, the derogation allo…
Scope
Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Data protection regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
cross-cutting
Implementation Level
supranational
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
central government
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2020-09-10
under deliberation
2021-07-06
adopted
2021-08-02
in force