A coalition of civil society groups and trade unions is protesting the European Commission’s proposed changes to key digital laws, including GDPR and the EU AI Act, which threaten data privacy and protection standards. The proposed amendments aim to streamline regulations but are criticized for weakening protections, increasing data processing, and reducing transparency in AI development. #GDPR #EUAIAct
Keypoints
- The European Commission plans to publish a digital simplification package on November 20.
- The proposed changes include weakening consent requirements for cookies and altering data impact assessments.
- Revisions to GDPR would limit protections to directly revealed data, excluding inferred data.
- The package proposes allowing more personal data to be used for AI training without clear consent.
- Civil society groups warn these changes could mark the largest rollback of EU digital rights in history.
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