On 14 July 2021, the European Parliament and the Council of the European Union adopted the ePrivacy derogation. 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 allows voluntary use by providers of technologies for the processing of personal and other data to the extent necessary to detect, report and remove online child sexual abuse material from their services. The derogation remains in force until 3 August 2024.
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