# Open letter: Digital omnibus brings deregulation, not simplification

- Type: News
- Source: noyb - European Center for Digital Rights
- Date: 2025-11-11
- Original: https://noyb.eu/en/open-letter-digital-omnibus-brings-deregulation-not-simplification
- Canonical: https://overview.legal/posts/49183
- Topics: Personal Data

## Summary

GDPR Policy noyb has joined forces with EDRi and the Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) to send an open letter to the EU Commission. There are serious concerns about the potential threat that the internal draft for the Digital Omnibus poses to Europeans' fundamental rights. The Commission has secretly set in motion a potentially massive reform of the GDPR. If internal drafts become reality, this would have significant impact on people's fundamental right to privacy and data protection. Ins

## Full text

GDPR Policy noyb has joined forces with EDRi and the Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) to send an open letter to the EU Commission. There are serious concerns about the potential threat that the internal draft for the Digital Omnibus poses to Europeans' fundamental rights. The Commission has secretly set in motion a potentially massive reform of the GDPR. If internal drafts become reality, this would have significant impact on people's fundamental right to privacy and data protection. Instead of the announced targeted adjustments, the Commission proposes changes to core elements like the definition of personal data and data subject rights under the GDPR. The leaked draft also suggests to give AI companies a blank check to suck up European's personal data. This is highly concerning. Read the full letter here! Detailed noyb analysis of the Commission draftFull text of Commission draft (via Netzpolitik.org)Second open letter signed by 127 organisationsUpdate, 13.11.2025: A coalitio

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