The Council of the European Union has published its new European Electronic Communications Code, updating the EU’s rules for telecom/electronic communication services. The new rules mean that as of Dec. 21, 2020, the obligations of the current ePrivacy Directive will apply to over-the-top services, in addition to traditional telecom providers. Rosa Barcelo and Matthew Buckwell write in this Privacy Tracker post that this is primarily due to a change in the definition of electronic communication services and a requirement that "any cross-reference to the repealed framework is construed to refer to the new EECC." Barcelo and Buckwell offer insight into the new obligations and which service providers are subject to the new rules.
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