ePrivacy 2.0

Draft ePrivacy Regulation leaked. 

“Any interference with the end-user’s terminal equipment, for example … by
storing or retrieving information from such equipment or by collecting
information remotely … for the purpose of identification should be allowed
only with the user’s prior informed consent and for specific and transparent
purposes…” recital 24 

 

“Exceptions to the obligations to provide information and obtain the prior
consent should be limited to situations which have no or only limited
privacy intrusiveness. … This may include user customisation cookies set for
short periods of time. …” recital 25

 

“…The choices made by users when establishing its general privacy settings
of a browser or other application shall be binding on, and enforceable
against, any third parties”  R.26

 

Also references Do Not Track clause A21.5 of GDPR

 

http://www.politico.eu/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/POLITICO-e-privacy-directi
ve-review-draft-december.pdf