>Europe is preparing to roll back parts of its landmark digital rules, long seen as global benchmarks for privacy and AI.>According to an analysis by Austrian privacy NGO noyb, the leaked draft of the Omnibus could significantly weaken GDPR protections. It narrows the definition of personal data, meaning information that cannot directly identify an individual might no longer count as personal, even if it could be linked with other data. This would strip many pseudonymous identifiers, such as ad IDs and cookies, of GDPR protection, paving the way for more tracking and profiling.>The draft also limits when people can exercise their rights to access, correct, or delete data, restricting them to “data protection purposes.” In practice, this could block workers, journalists, or consumers from using data requests in disputes or investigations.>Sensitive categories of data — including health status, political views, or sexual orientation — would only be protected if explicitly disclosed, not inferred.>On top of that, the Omnibus draft introduces a “legitimate interest” exception allowing companies to use personal data, including some sensitive information, for AI training, provided unspecified safeguards are in place. Under these rules, high-risk AI systems could process massive amounts of European data legallyhttps://www.techpolicy.press/eu-set-the-global-standard-on-privacy-and-ai-now-its-pulling-back/
great fuck their retarded cookie banner bs
This article is AI generated and contains many factual and continuity errors that only an LLM could come up with.
>>107167791Similar being reported in Politico and elsewhere
>>107167782The «retarded cookie banner bs» is not required by GDPR if a website does not use cookies to track users.Just don't visit sites that have them or use uBlock Origin with the cookie banner blocklists.
>>107167771>pseudonymous identifiers, such as ad IDsThese were not protected under GDPR anyway.>and cookiesThank fucking god. Does this mean we no longer need cookie warnings? OF FUCKING COURSE NOT. The bureaucrats wouldn't do away with the useless humiliation rituals.>limits when people can exercise their rights to access, correct, or delete dataThis is pretty bad. They should have at least enabled people to have their old posts deleted by websites, but of course that's never going to happen. That would actually be useful.So data removal practically remains useless, as it's always been.>personal data, including some sensitive information, for AI training, provided unspecified safeguards are in placeThis is very bad and makes mass surveillance a lot easier--which is literally what the EU wants, so I'm not surprised.tld'r literal nothingburger nothing ever happens
>>107167847gtfo europoor
>>107167771UK GDPR isn't changing though. Still winning. Also 8 immigrants crossed the channel in the last 2 weeks.
>>107167951You got a loicense for that post?
>>107168224yes.
>>107167847You realize cookies are controllable by the client / browser right? The cookie banner is complete nonsense and if the EU wanted to flex their regulatory muscles they should have just told browsers to add more user-friendly cookie management. Ironically all those banners do is annoy and pester users who don't have long-term cookies since they reappear every time you have a fresh browser session
They should roll back the USB-C charging port law for laptops too. Thinkpads that would otherwise last decades last only a few years because the solder joints under USB-C charging ports crack.
>>107168267You realize that the appearance of the cookie banner itself is controllable by your client / browser right? Just turn it off lmao
>>107168312Another reason why the regulation is stupid
You are not owed privacy and should not expect it in any circumstance
>>107168284Laptops are still allowed to have a barrel port or whatever as long as they also support USB-C charging. My previous laptop had both (and indeed I managed to break the USB-C port first, orz)
>>1071678474chan uses cookies to track users (ban evaders) yes they don't show any banners.
>>107167771>AI makes mass analysis of the mass surveillance data possible>instantly roll back legislationkek. we are so doomed. Get ready for mandatory cameras in peoples homes before 2040.
