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Surprise EU rollback of 'GDPR' digital-rights rules prompts alarm (euobserver.com)
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“If adopted, these amendments would not simplify compliance but hollow out the GDPR’s and ePrivacy’s core guarantees: purpose limitation, accountability, and independent oversight,” Itxaso Dominguez de Olazabal, from the European Digital Rights group, told EUobserver.

The draft includes adjustments to what is considered “personal data,” a key component of the GDPR and protected by Article 8 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union.

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[–] affiliate@lemmy.world 67 points 1 week ago (3 children)

The commission pitched the Digital Omnibus as simplifying and streamlining digital regulations to relieve the regulatory burden for digital services and AI systems, with a specific focus on helping small-to medium-sized businesses in Europe; however, the draft proposal goes further than expected.

won’t somebody think of the poor “AI” companies? 😢

[–] 87Six@lemmy.zip 22 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Helping small to medium-sized businesses in Europe

Yyeeaa as if these small companies are the ones that yelled in favor of this. The lady at my local grocery shop always told me how it would be easier for her to do her job if this change in GDPR made it through...

[–] deczzz@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 6 days ago

It actually is a problem for small businesses, especially start ups. Not agreeing with the approach but the GDPR law is extremely complicated to find your way around - talking from experience. Support the idea, implementation could be better.

[–] deathbird@mander.xyz 14 points 1 week ago

My grandpappy started this here AI company with a handful of GPUs he whittled himself, and I'll be damned if I'm gonna let big gobmint regulations cost us the family business!

[–] iii@mander.xyz 2 points 6 days ago

I think the point is that the EU isn't participating in the software industry, including AI, at all.