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The European Directive 2002/58/Ec of July 12, 2002 introduced important provisions with regard to security and privacy protection in the electronic communications sector. The Directive contains legal rules with regard to widely debated issues such as network security, unsolicited messages (“spam”), spy-ware and cookies, traffic data retention for law enforcement purposes or location based services. In their contribution, the authors give an overview of the most important provisions of the new European regulatory framework and examine their practical consequences for the electronic communications sector.
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La directive européenne 2002/58/CE du 12 juillet 2002 a introduit d’importantes dispositions concernant la sécurité et la protection de la vie privée dans le cadre des communications électroniques. La directive contient des règles juridiques relatives à des problématiques largement débattues telles que la sécurité des réseaux, les messages non sollicités (spam), les logiciels espions (spy-wares) et les témoins (cookies), la rétention des données de trafic à des fins judiciaires et les services fondés sur la géolocalisation. Dans leur contribution, les auteurs donnent un aperçu des dispositions essentielles du nouveau cadre réglementaire européen et examinent leurs conséquences concrètes pour le secteur des communications électroniques.
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Dumortier, J., De Preter, C. The European regulatory framework for security and privacy protection in electronic communications. Ann. Télécommun. 61, 443–457 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03219916
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- Telecommunication regulation
- European union
- Communication security
- Computer security
- Privacy protection
- Legal aspect
- Internet