European Data Protection Supervisor issued an Opinion on the Proposal for a Directive on certain aspects concerning contracts for the supply of digital content

The European Data Protection Supervisor has published an Opinion on the Proposal for a Directive on certain aspects concerning contracts for the supply of digital content. In its opinion, it elaborated on the issues that impact the data protection of consumers, which is an important issue within the scope of consumers’ protection related to contracts for supply of digital content. Even though it is supporting the proposed legislation, it raised some concerns over the use of personal data as a commodity by the companies, or the offering of free services in exchange for personal data, and the overlaps of this directive with GDPR and the proposed ePrivacy Regulation.