{
  "node_id": "eu-eprivacy-directive-2002-58",
  "title": "Directive 2002/58/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 July 2002 concerning the processing of personal data and the protection of privacy in the electronic communications sector (Directive on privacy and electronic communications)",
  "domain": "Data Protection & Privacy",
  "version": "1.0.0",
  "last_updated": "2026-04-17",
  "bluf": "This directive, often called the 'Cookie Law,' requires providers of electronic communications services to obtain prior, informed consent from users before storing or accessing information on their terminal equipment (e.g., cookies, pixels), as mandated by Article 5(3). It also establishes rules for the processing of traffic and location data and unsolicited communications (direct marketing).",
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      "industry_mapping",
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    ],
    "_note": "Full crosswalk values included in vault response"
  },
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    "iab-tcf-v2-2-consent"
  ],
  "primary_citations_count": 7
}