ePrivacy Directive

EU Court of Justice: Consent and Right to Deletion of the Subscriber’s Details from the Publication of a Telecom Operator’s Directory

By Stéphanie Faber on December 8, 2022

Posted in Compliance, Consumer Protection, Data Privacy, Data Retention, ePrivacy Directive, EU, GDPR, Telecommunications

In a decision on October 27, 2022, the European Court of Justice has clarified the operators’ obligations regarding consent and the right to object in relation to public directories and information services.

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The ePrivacy Directive contains several provisions relating to public directories and information services of telecommunications operators.

In particular, EU Member States…

Burn After Reading… Data Retention Compliance

By Francesco Liberatore on October 31, 2022

Posted in Compliance, Consumer Protection, Court of Justice of the EU (CJEU), Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU), Cybersecurity, Data Breach, Data Privacy, Data Retention, ePrivacy Directive, EU, European Court of Human Rights (ECHR), European Court of Justice

Burn After Reading is a black comedy spy movie by the Coen brothers. It could also be an extreme encapsulation of the core of data retention rules applicable to communications providers: data should only be kept for as long as:

There is an administrative need to keep it to carry out your business or support functions (e.g. billing); or
It is required to demonstrate compliance for audit purposes or for legislative requirements (e.g. in case of an order to intercept communications for law enforcement).

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