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The European Union enacted the far-reaching General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) back in 2016; however, privacy of electronic communications continues to be governed by the e-Privacy Directive, a 2002 instrument that is widely felt to have failed to keep up with technological and market evolution. In its Digital Single Market (DSM) Strategy of May 2015, the European Commission promised to “review the e-Privacy Directive with a focus on ensuring a high level of protection for data subjects and a level playing field for all market players.” The Commission made legislative proposals to this end in January of 2017. Are we on the way to finding the right balance? For more information about the event see the webpage: http://bruegel.org/events/protecting-the-privacy-of-electronic-communications-getting-the-next-steps-right/