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On February 10, 2021, the Council of the European Union (EU) agreed on its version of the draft ePrivacy Regulation (Council Position). The long-awaited ePrivacy Regulation, which will repeal the existing ePrivacy Directive, overhauls the rules on cookies and regulates the use of and access to electronic communications data.
The new ePrivacy Regulation will directly regulate telecom operators, providers of voice over IP, messaging and web-based email services, as well as other types of digital communication services. Importantly, it will...