EU officials plan to amend GDPR to benefit AI developers, prioritizing industry competitiveness over privacy protections. This may trigger significant backlash, as privacy advocates criticize potential overreach and rushed processes. Proposed changes include new exceptions for processing special data categories and redefinitions of personal data protections. The upcoming “digital omnibus” package aims to simplify tech laws but faces political division within the EU.
https://www.politico.eu/article/brussels-knifes-privacy-to-feed-the-ai-boom-gdpr-digital-omnibus/