[gnso-rds-pdp-wg] "In vote on ePrivacy, EU civil liberties committee makes improvements for users’ rights"

[Ayden Férdeline]

Greetings, all-

I found [this statement](https://www.accessnow.org/vote-eprivacy-eu-civil-liberties-committee-makes-improvements-users-rights/) interesting, and thought others might too given recent comments on our list regarding the ePrivacy Directive. I have pasted the relevant text below (emphasis added).

Best wishes, Ayden
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In vote on ePrivacy, EU civil liberties committee makes improvements for users’ rights

19 OCTOBER 2017 | 5:28 AM

Brussels, BE—Today, the Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs Committee (LIBE) of the European Parliament adopted its report on the ePrivacy Regulation which aims at strengthening users’ right to privacy and the confidentiality of communications. The committee has included new measures on privacy by default, safeguards the use of secure encryption technology, and improves corporate accountability by requiring companies to publish yearly transparency reports. The committee however lacked ambition in developing protections against tracking.

“This vote is an important step as we move toward adoption of a strong ePrivacy Regulation, with the capacity to secure human rights for millions of people,” said Estelle Massé, Senior Policy Analyst at Access Now.“While the report is not perfect, Access Now congratulates the LIBE committee for its valuable and necessary work to protect the fundamental right to privacy in the digital age.”
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