Discussions in the EU Council on the draft regulation on the confidentiality of electronic communications (ePrivacy) are decidedly difficult. The meeting of the Working Party on Telecommunications on 14 March was long and, on the whole, inconclusive. At this stage, no new meetings are planned.
For more than 2 years, Member States have been discussing this proposal, which aims to strengthen the confidentiality of online exchanges - including via circumventing operators - while allowing...