"Data privacy laws and protections against harvesting user data for AI development will be rolled back if new proposals to be released by the EU on Wednesday become law. A leaked European Commission document, originally published by German advocacy site Netzpolitik.org, shows that the bloc is pushing for substantial changes to its landmark General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) laws, considered by many to be the global standard, among a host of wider changes. The motivation is, ostensibly at least, to cut red tape for European businesses struggling to compete on the global stage by simplifying a number of data protection rules."
"Alterations to the EU's GDPR policy, which came into force in 2018, will probably be most noticeable among a number of technical changes. According to the leaked document, the definition of personal data will be narrowed, allowing companies to process such data to train AI models "for purposes of a legitimate interest". The now-familiar pop-ups asking a user whether they accept cookies will disappear if the proposal becomes law, with more companies able to harvest user data without consent, forcing the user to ask to remove their data after the fact."
Proposals would roll back data privacy protections and allow wider harvesting of user data for AI development. The definition of personal data would be narrowed, permitting companies to process such data for "legitimate interest", including training AI models. Cookie consent pop-ups would be removed, enabling companies to collect data without prior consent and requiring users to request deletion afterward. Article 9 protections for sensitive data would be altered, affecting disclosures about sexuality, religion, and health. The stated aim is to reduce compliance costs and help European businesses compete, while critics warn that privacy may be deprioritized in favor of commercial interests.
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