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ePrivacy Directive, Article 2(a) First adopted 2002-07-12

any natural person using a publicly available electronic communications service, for private or business purposes, without necessarily having subscribed to this service

eIDAS, Article 3(5a) Own wording adopted 2014-07-23, amended 2024-10-18

any a natural or legal person, or a natural person using representing another natural person or a publicly available legal person, that uses trust services or electronic communications service, for private or business purposes, without necessarily having subscribed to identification means provided in accordance with this service Regulation

Compared with ePrivacy Directive: struck words are only in ePrivacy Directive, marked words only here.

EUDPR, Article 3(23) Own wording adopted 2018-10-23

any natural person using a publicly available electronic communications service, for private network or business purposes, without necessarily having subscribed to this service terminal equipment operated under the control of a Union institution or body

Compared with ePrivacy Directive: struck words are only in ePrivacy Directive, marked words only here.

Free Flow Regulation, Article 3(7) Own wording adopted 2018-11-14

any a natural or legal person, including a public authority or a body governed by public law, using or requesting a publicly available electronic communications data processing service, for private or business purposes, without necessarily having subscribed to this service

Compared with ePrivacy Directive: struck words are only in ePrivacy Directive, marked words only here.

EECC, Article 2(13) Same wording adopted 2018-12-11

Same wording as Digital Networks Act.

a natural or legal person using or requesting a publicly available electronic communications service

Data Act, Article 2(12) Own wording adopted 2023-12-13

any a natural or legal person using that owns a publicly available electronic communications service connected product or to whom temporary rights to use that connected product have been contractually transferred, for private or business purposes, without necessarily having subscribed to this service that receives related services

Compared with ePrivacy Directive: struck words are only in ePrivacy Directive, marked words only here.

European Business Wallets, Article 3(22) Own wording Proposal proposed 2025-11-19

any a natural or legal person, or a natural person using representing another natural person or a publicly available legal person, that uses European Business Wallets or European Business Wallet electronic communications service, for private or business purposes, without necessarily having subscribed to identification means provided in accordance with this service Regulation

Compared with ePrivacy Directive: struck words are only in ePrivacy Directive, marked words only here.

Digital Networks Act, Article 2(16) Same wording Proposal proposed 2026-01-21

Same wording as EECC.

a natural or legal person using or requesting a publicly available electronic communications service