Good article by Phil Lee that summarizes the current discussions.
WP29 Opinion 01/2017 on the Proposed Regulation for the ePrivacy Regulation (2002/58/EC) – wp247
WP29 has issued Opinion 01/2017 on the Proposed Regulation for the ePrivacy Regulation (2002/58/EC) – wp247
http://ec.europa.eu/newsroom/article29/item-detail.cfm?item_id=610140