ICC comments on the review of the European Directive on privacy in electronic communications
Task Force on Protection of Personal Data
Prepared by the ICC commission on :
Publication date : 04/04/2002 | Document Number : 373/419
This short Memorandum expresses the concerns of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) with the Common Position adopted by the Council of the European Union Telecom Ministers (issued 21 January 2002) on the proposal for a European Union Directive on processing personal data and the protection of privacy in the electronic communications sector.
The protection of personal privacy is an important issue for industry, consumers, and governments. While the ICC fully supports the aim to stop unwarranted invasions of personal privacy via electronic communications, the ICC does not support the approach in the Council‟s Common Position insofar as it concerns unsolicited e-mail communications, cookies, directories, and data storage.
If it is considered necessary to amend the draft Directive in this respect, ICC suggests that the European Parliament confirms its previously adopted amendments to Article 15 (1) from the first reading of the Directive, thus ensuring that data preservation shall be entirely exceptional, shall be based on a specific law and shall be authorized by judicial or competent authorities for individual cases.
For further information, please contact
Ayesha HASSAN
Senior Policy Manager, Digital Economy
Tel:
+33 (0)1 49 53 30 13
ayesha.hassan@iccwbo.org