On Tuesday 19 December, the European Commission presented an evaluation report on the application of the provisional derogation from the ‘e-Privacy’ directive. This text authorises online companies to process personal data, exclusively to combat the sexual abuse of children on the internet.
Covering a period from July 2021 to early 2023, the report highlights the importance of voluntary tracking by online platforms. Thousands of children in the Member States have been identified, over...