To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: According to the Council of the European Union, there are plans to move forward with replacing the Cookie Directive with the ePrivacy Regulation. Background on the ePrivacy Directive While the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is an omnibus law on data protection and privacy for personal data, the Privacy and Electronic Communications Directive 2002/58/EC (ePrivacy Directive or Cookie Directive) is more focused than the general law and covers electronic communications. The ePrivacy Directive specifically covers “traffic data” (i.e., metadata) and due to its requirements regarding cookies, it is largely the reason behind the cookie banners appearing on websites across the Internet.