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οΈ "This is the biggest attack on Europeans' digital rights in years. When the #commission states that it 'maintains the highest standards', it clearly is incorrect," Austrian privacy activist Max #Schrems said."
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https://www.dw.com/en/eu-proposes-softening-ai-and-data-privacy-regulations/a-74813949
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"If [the proposed changes get] approved by legislators, the changes will strip Europeans of data #privacy protections that have long been the toughest in the world but which #BigTech and the #US government say is onerous."
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https://therecord.media/european-commission-proposal-gdpr-ai-simplification
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"For years, the EU has taken a leading role in creating standards that protect our rights online. But the winds have now shifted. [β¦] A corporate-backed wave of weakening digital rules is underway that threatens all of our rights - on and offline."
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https://www.techpolicy.press/why-civil-society-is-sounding-the-alarm-on-the-eus-omnibus-rollback/
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"This is the biggest attack on European's digital rights in years," said Austrian privacy campaigner Max Schrems "When the Commission states that it 'maintains the highest standards', it clearly is incorrect. It proposes to undermine these standards."
https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/europes-ready-to-dilute-its-tough-rules-on-privacy-you-can-blame-ai-for-that/
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"The #EU Commission has been accused of 'a massive rollback' of digital rules after announcing proposals to [β¦] water down its #GDPR. The changes would make it easier for tech firms to use personal data to train #AI without asking for consent."
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https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/nov/19/european-commission-accused-of-massive-rollback-of-digital-protections
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"The announced reform package is here, and the #EU Commission remains on a collision course: instead of simplifying data protection, it is eroding fundamental rights. Instead of helping European companies, it is accommodating #BigTech." (from German)
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https://netzpolitik.org/2025/digitaler-omnibus-auf-crash-kurs-mit-digitalen-grundrechten/
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"#Privacy reforms face opposition from center and left groups but is welcomed by the right."
Read the full article, including various reactions to the "#DigitalOmnibus" proposal, here: π
https://www.politico.eu/article/ursula-von-der-leyen-eu-parliament-showdown-digital-red-tape-crusade/
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"Die #EU-Kommission hat alle Warnungen von DatenschΓΌtzern und aus der Zivilgesellschaft ignoriert und eine weitgehende Revision digitaler Schutzrechte eingeleitet."
Lies mehr ΓΌber die gestrige PrΓ€sentation des "Digitalen #Omnibus" π
https://taz.de/Lockerung-von-Datenschutzregeln/!6131136/
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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/