Brussels, 12/04/2016 (Agence Europe) - On Monday 11 April, the European Commission began a public consultation on the privacy and electronic communications directive (2002/58/EC) which will run until 5 July 2016. It is seeking the views of stakeholders on the need, for example, to extend the scope of the directive to new competitors such as WhatsApp, Skype or Viber.
The privacy directive has covered the processing of personal data since 2002, along with respect for private life in the field...