2026-09-21 09:17 UTC
2/3 ⚠️ #AI gets special treatment. The Council text would explicitly open the door to using 'legitimate interest' for AI development and operation, making it easier to justify the reuse of huge amounts of personal data.
⚠️ The same data could end up protected in one part of the chain and outside the #GDPR in another. Same person, same information, different level of rights protection depending on who is holding it.
That is a recipe for confusion, loopholes and years of legal fights.
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@edri@eupolicy.social 2026-09-21 09:18
3/3 And who is best placed to benefit from looser rules? Not the small EU company starting from scratch but the companies that already sit on enormous amounts of data, mainly #BigTech. All of this is happening while governments are talking about protecting children online and huge AI risks - this contradiction should worry us. Member States should slow this down before 'simplification' turns into something much bigger and scarier 🚫