The revision of the “private life and electronic communications” directive is causing concern among newspaper publishers. In a letter published on Monday 29 May, several major groups asserted that this text, particularly the new provisions on cookies, puts their economic model in danger.
The letter is co-signed by the owners of 33 European daily newspapers, including The Guardian, The Daily Mail, Le Monde and Die Zeit.
The co-signatories of this open letter regret that this project,...