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οΈ "According to experts and activists, the overhaul of existing legislation could enable big tech companies to collect significantly more user #data for training their #AI models. But that could come with a huge price tag [β¦]"
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Read more: https://cybernews.com/news/european-union-gdpr-ai-privacy/
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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.
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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οΈ "The European Commission is apparently planning a reform of the #GDPR. Max Schrems and noyb are highly critical of the proposal. The plans would 'throw 40 years of European fundamental #rights doctrine out the window.'" πͺπΊ
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Read more: https://netzpolitik.org/2025/trumpsche-gesetzgebungspraktiken-max-schrems-kritisiert-grundrechte-kahlschlag/
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"The #EU Commission plans to present the 'Digital Omnibus'. Internal drafts indicate that relaxations in data protection are being considered. noyb sounded the alarm, warning of a frontal attack on #privacy." πͺπΊ
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Read more: https://orf.at/stories/3411082/
βIf companies turn people into mere numbers, they could bypass the #GDPR, while continuing to track and manipulate them,β warned Schrems, suggesting this could give entire industries β like online advertising β a carve-out from #EU privacy rules.
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Read: https://www.euractiv.com/news/eus-red-tape-bonfire-puts-ai-ahead-of-privacy-protection/
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οΈ The #EU Commission has set in motion a potentially massive #GDPR reform. Officially, the changes should only include targeted adjustments for several laws. In reality, the current draft would randomly mow down people's #privacy rights.
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Read more: https://noyb.eu/en/eu-commission-about-wreck-core-principles-gdpr
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οΈ One line of attack from privacy groups is to poke holes in what they say is a rushed omnibus process. The Commissionβs tunnel vision on the AI race has resulted in a "poorly drafted 'quick shot' in a highly complex and sensitive area," said Schrems.
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https://www.politico.eu/article/brussels-knifes-privacy-to-feed-the-ai-boom-gdpr-digital-omnibus/
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οΈ noyb has joined forces with @edri@eupolicy.social and the Irish Council for Civil Liberties to send an open letter to the EU Commission concerning the Digital Omnibus.
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οΈ We are seriously concerned about the potential threat that the internal draft poses to Europeans' fundamental rights.
Among other things, the Commission has secretly set in motion a potentially massive reform of the hashtag#GDPR.
More information here:
https://noyb.eu/en/open-letter-digital-omnibus-brings-deregulation-not-simplification
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"Privacy activists say proposed changes to Europe's landmark #privacy law, including making it easier for #BigTech to harvest Europeans' personal data for #AI training, would flout #EU case law and gut the legislation."
Read the full article π
https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/boards-policy-regulation/critics-call-proposed-changes-landmark-eu-privacy-law-death-by-thousand-cuts-2025-11-10/
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The #EUCommission has secretly set in motion a potentially massive reform of the #GDPR. If internal drafts become reality, this would have significant impact on people's fundamental right to #privacy and data protection.
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https://noyb.eu/en/eu-commission-about-wreck-core-principles-gdpr