EC proposes two new regulations on privacy and electronic communications and on the data protection rules applicable to EU institutions

The European Commission proposes two new regulations on privacy and electronic communications (ePrivacy) and on the data protection rules applicable to EU institutions (currently Regulation 45/2001) that align the existing rules to the GDPR.

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Privacy By Default

• Organisations processing personal data must take measures to ensure that the data is protected by default.
  Privacy by default requires that technical and organisational measures are put in place so that only the necessary personal information is processed, used or accessed for a specified purpose.