The proof of the pudding is in the

The proof of the pudding is in the eating: Towards an e-Privacy Regulation (or not) Bits Seminar, Brussels, 21 June 2017

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A Pandora’s box ¢ ¢ ¢ GDPR: why do we need a regulation Consultation: 93% in favor of a sector specific approach It’s a mixed bag £ Privacy/data protection regulation (sector specific) £ Telco regulation (security) £ Consumer regulation (‘cookies’) £ Secrecy of communications (where to put it else? ) Institute for Information Law (IVi. R) 3

Privacy The proposal undermines the GDPR Institute for Information Law (IVi. R) 4

Telco The proposal undermines the proposal for an European Electronic Communications Code Institute for Information Law (IVi. R) 5

Consumer regulation The proposal undermines the system of consumer protection (consumer rights, unfair commercial practices, etc) Institute for Information Law (IVi. R) 6

Secrecy of communications The proposal undermines the adequate protection of a fundamental right Institute for Information Law (IVi. R) 7

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For example ¢ ¢ ‘They’ are not European and too big ‘We’ are not allowed to do what ‘they’ do Institute for Information Law (IVi. R) 9

But also ¢ Making things worse is so much fun…. Institute for Information Law (IVi. R) 10

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¢ ¢ ¢ Better enforcement (!? ) Draft report European parliament More to follow… Institute for Information Law (IVi. R) 12

Yogi Berra ‘You’ve got to be very careful if you don’t know where you’re going, because you might not get there’ Institute for Information Law (IVi. R) 13

Prof. Dr. N. A. N. M. van Eijk Institute for Information Law (IVi. R, University of Amsterdam) n. a. n. m. vaneijk@uva. nl Institute for Information Law (IVi. R) 14