Data Protection and Compliance, 2nd Edition

3 INTRODUCTION TO EPRIVACY

Stewart Room, Niall O’Brien and Adam Panagiotopoulos

This chapter explores the key components of the legal framework for privacy and electronic communications, which is contained in the EU Privacy and Electronic Communications Directive 2002 (as amended)1 and its UK equivalent, the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations 2003 (as amended). This area of the law is commonly referred to as ‘ePrivacy’.

REGULATING THE ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS SECTOR

The legal framework for ePrivacy sits alongside the data protection regime and provides for privacy rights in relation to electronic communications. This regulatory framework also includes rules about the confidentiality and security of communications, marketing ...