Privacy group slams EU for changing the data rules to cater to AI
Led by Austrian lawyer Max Schrems, None of Your Business (noyb) claims the proposal to alter the data protection legislation “in the context of AI” amounts to an abandonment of data protection principles. In September, the Commission said it would launch an “ambitious program” to strengthen the EU’s competitiveness and “radically lighten the regulatory load for people, businesses and administrations.” It proposed “immediate adjustments” to digital legislation to the boost competitiveness. REG AD googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('labrador/thereg/article/desktop/b'); }); Earlier, the EU had proposed changes in the legislation governing the processing of personal data, governed by the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
- ▪Led by Austrian lawyer Max Schrems, None of Your Business (noyb) claims the proposal to alter the data protection legislation “in the context of AI” amounts to an abandonment of data protection principles.
- ▪In September, the Commission said it would launch an “ambitious program” to strengthen the EU’s competitiveness and “radically lighten the regulatory load for people, businesses and administrations.” It proposed “immediate adjustments” to d
- ▪REG AD googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('labrador/thereg/article/desktop/b'); }); Earlier, the EU had proposed changes in the legislation governing the processing of personal data, governed by the General Data Protection Re
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