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EU Member States approve GDPR changes favoring AI companies' data use

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EU Member States have approved a change to the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) that would allow AI companies to process personal data with significantly fewer restrictions. This amendment, supported by Germany and championed by the European Commission, is criticized as a "digital expropriation" that prioritizes the commercial interests of Big Tech firms like OpenAI, Google, and Meta over Europeans' right to privacy. Critics argue that this change, enacted without a fundamental rights assessment, effectively grants these companies broad access to decades of personal data for AI training without requiring user consent. AI

IMPACT This regulatory shift could accelerate AI development by providing broader access to data, but at the potential cost of user privacy and data protection rights.

RANK_REASON Significant policy change affecting major tech companies and data privacy regulations. [lever_c_demoted from significant: ic=1 ai=0.4]

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EU Member States approve GDPR changes favoring AI companies' data use

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  1. Lobsters — AI tag TIER_1 English(EN) · noyb.eu via kngl ·

    AI: EU Member States approve “digital expropriation” of Europeans for AI companies

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