Brussels — european union officials are ready to sacrifice some of their most prized privacy rules for the sake of ai, as they seek to turbocharge business in europe by slashing red tape The european commission will unveil a “digital omnibus” package later this month to simplify many of its tech laws. Eu bureaucrat frantically erasing gdpr protections while data subject chases demanding rights back the european commission is preparing substantial amendments to the general data protection regulation through the digital omnibus initiative, according to internal draft documents circulated in november 2025. A leaked eu proposal reveals plans to overhaul the gdpr to boost ai development, sparking backlash from privacy advocates who say fundamental rights are being sacrificed. European union officials are preparing to propose a significant overhaul of the bloc’s signature privacy law, the general data protection regulation (gdpr), to fuel the growth of artificial intelligence (ai) and boost europe’s economic competitiveness.
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