IAPP Staff Writer Alex LaCasse reports on a leaked draft of the Council of the European Union's opinion on the Digital Omnibus, which eliminates the European Commission's proposal to revise the definition of "personal data" under the EU GDPR.
It’s how they plan to collect our data after the massive pushback so far against chat control.
They’re trying to break GDPR and at the moment they are just performing weak spot exploitation.
Have you read the article? They appear to be rolling back a previous weakening, so it is the exact opposite of breaking the GDPR.
In November they tried to classify pseudoanonymised data as not being considered personal information, even if it still contained information by which someone could be identified. This was following a court ruling in September that pseudoanonymised data could be considered personal information in certain situations.
This proposal would roll back that change from November
Whether or not that’s the main reason that there has been a change in the wind for many politicians about our privacy and data, or whether or not they have seen other monetary gains from it is unknown.
But there are many, many articles covering the lobbying and the push against GDPR etc.
Sorry I actually deleted my comment almost straight away after posting it because ironically, I found that actually, I had misread your comment, but apparently it still made its way to you.
What other push back was there? I didn’t see it mentioned anywhere in mainstream media. I didn’t hear about any protests. Why are they capitulating on chat control?
It’s how they plan to collect our data after the massive pushback so far against chat control. They’re trying to break GDPR and at the moment they are just performing weak spot exploitation.
Have you read the article? They appear to be rolling back a previous weakening, so it is the exact opposite of breaking the GDPR.
In November they tried to classify pseudoanonymised data as not being considered personal information, even if it still contained information by which someone could be identified. This was following a court ruling in September that pseudoanonymised data could be considered personal information in certain situations.
This proposal would roll back that change from November
Have you read the article? Why would they need to rollback to a previous ruling in the first place?
I’ll leave that one with you and expect to hear the loud clang when the penny drops.
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The EU commission are being heavily lobbied by the big tech, as they already have the sway that they need in the US.
https://corporateeurope.org/en/2026/01/new-analysis-exposes-deep-influence-big-tech-eu-commissions-roll-back-digital-rights
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/17/technology/europe-big-tech.html
Whether or not that’s the main reason that there has been a change in the wind for many politicians about our privacy and data, or whether or not they have seen other monetary gains from it is unknown. But there are many, many articles covering the lobbying and the push against GDPR etc.
Sorry I actually deleted my comment almost straight away after posting it because ironically, I found that actually, I had misread your comment, but apparently it still made its way to you.
What pushback against chat control? You mean all the comments on lemmy?
Lemmy barely scratches the surface. Most people don’t even know it exists.
What other push back was there? I didn’t see it mentioned anywhere in mainstream media. I didn’t hear about any protests. Why are they capitulating on chat control?
The digital rights movement itself was enormous throughout the campaign, but these were all big players too.
https://www.politico.eu/article/one-man-spam-campaign-ravages-eu-chat-control-bill-fight-chat-control/
https://www.euronews.com/next/2025/11/05/new-danish-proposal-for-chat-control-three-fat-problems-remain
https://patrick-breyer.de/
https://www.techradar.com/computing/cyber-security/chat-control-the-list-of-countries-opposing-the-law-grows-but-support-remains-strong
https://tuta.com/blog/chat-control-criticism
https://www.dexerto.com/entertainment/what-is-fight-chat-control-viral-campaign-takes-off-over-proposed-eu-laws-3238717/