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The EU wants to make some major changes to GDPR - could big tech be getting
its way at last?

Date:
Thu, 20 Nov 2025 11:24:00 +0000

Description:
GDPR may allow certain data processing for AI training - if its anonymized or
pseudonymized.

FULL STORY

The European Union has revealed plans to simplify all of its digital
legislation in response to concerns regulatory complexity might be hampering
innovation and competitiveness, particularly within the realms of AI. 

Portions of the GDPR, ePrivacy, Data Governance Act, Data Act and Free Flow 
of Non-Personal Data Regulation will be simplified, as will the AI Act. 

Ultimately, it aims to make it easier for companies to process
anonymized/pseudonymized data by allowing the use of certain personal data 
for AI training.

GDPR to be changed to assist AI training 

GDPR will introduce clearer definitions and mechanisms to distinguish
anonymized data thats suitable for training. 

Separately from AI, the EU also wants to address so-called cookie banner
fatigue. Non-risk cookies will no longer require consent pop-ups, and users
will be able to manage consent centrally at the browser level (which websites
will then need to respect). 

Furthering simplification, several separate data-related laws will be merged
into the Data Act. 

The accumulation of rules has sometimes had an adverse effect on
competitiveness, the European Commission explained, hence the pretty sizeable
changes set out by Commission President von der Leyen for her 2024-2029 term. 

Moreover, the huge shift also aims to deal with outdated laws that no longer
fit the evolving digital landscape, which is a totally different one to when
many laws were initially introduced. 

At the moment, though, the changes are only in consultation phase and are not
confirmed. The Commission also stressed the importance of consulting with
SMEs, which make up a considerable portion of the European business 
landscape. 

Provided the proposal enters into force by early 2027, the Digital Omnibus
could amount to at least EUR 5 billion in administrative cost savings for
businesses by the end of the Commission mandate in 2029, as well as a further
EUR 1 billion for public authorities, the Commission wrote. 

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Link to news story:
https://www.techradar.com/pro/the-eu-wants-to-make-some-major-changes-to-gdpr-
could-big-tech-be-getting-its-way-at-last

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