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"#Privacy activists are predictably outraged. Billboards urging Ursula von der Leyen to put Europeans over #American tech CEOs lined the street outside the #Commission HQ, the Berlaymont, throughout Wednesday morning."
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Continue reading: https://www.euractiv.com/news/eus-digital-law-cuts-spark-fears-and-doubts-on-competitiveness/
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"Despite sharp criticism from data protectionists and human rights organizations, the #EU Commission announced on Wednesday that it intends to simplify its rules on data protection and #AI." (from German)
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Read more (Article in German): https://orf.at/stories/3411991/
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Die #EU plant nach Kritik aus der Branche eine Lockerung der Auflagen fΓΌr Technologiekonzerne. #NOYB kritisierte den Gesetzentwurf scharf. βDies ist der grΓΆΓte Angriff auf die digitalen Rechte der EuropΓ€er seit Jahrenβ, sagte #Schrems.
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Lies mehr: https://www.handelsblatt.com/politik/international/auflagen-eu-schwaecht-ki-regulierung-ab-laengere-uebergangsfristen/100176269.html
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"Europe is set to streamline its #AI and privacy laws in a move critics say will appease Big Tech and U.S. President Donald Trump. 127 civil organisations called the proposals 'the biggest rollback of digital fundamental rights in EU history'."
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https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/boards-policy-regulation/eu-ease-ai-privacy-rules-critics-warn-caving-big-tech-trump-2025-11-19/
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The βDigital Omnibusβ has now been officially presented by the European #Commission.π
Read all about what this means for the #GDPR on our website π
https://noyb.eu/en/digital-omnibus-eu-commission-wants-wreck-core-gdpr-principles
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"Die #EU-Kommission plant die EntrΓΌmpelung ihrer Digitalgesetze. [β¦] Mehrere von Max Schrems koordinierte InteressenverbΓ€nde kritisierten in einem Brief an Virkkunen dagegen, der Entwurf gehe erheblich ΓΌber eine Vereinfachung hinaus."
Lies weiter π
https://www.faz.net/aktuell/wirtschaft/digital-omnibus-mordernisierung-oder-angriff-auf-grundrechteschutz-accg-110783330.html
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"With the 'Digital Omnibus', the #Commission claims to reduce burdens and simplify regulation for businesses. However, this premise rests on a misleading assumption: that Europeβs #innovation is being held back by excessive regulation."
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https://epicenter.works/en/content/digital-omnibus-when-simplification-becomes-a-security-risk
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βImagine there was a speed limit that didn't apply if you considered the risk to be low. Good luck to the police in enforcing that.β (from German)
Read the full #interview with Max Schrems about the βDigital Omnibusβ and the problems with the #GDPR. π
https://taz.de/DSGVO-Tod-durch-1000-Schnitte/!6130079/
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The #EU Commission has secretly set in motion a potentially massive #GDPR reform. This could have significant impact on your fundamental right to #privacy.
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noyb is doing everything it can to prevent this outcome. You can support us by becoming a Supporting Member! Learn more π
https://noyb.eu/en/support-us
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"I am surprised and concerned that the GDPR is being reopened and weakened at its core [β¦]"
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Read the full article, including comments from Max Schrems and MarkΓ©ta GregorovΓ‘, who is a European Parliament negotiator on the issue π
https://www.brusselstimes.com/1835654/secret-eu-plans-to-allow-big-tech-to-train-ai-with-our-personal-data