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Europe is undermining its own digital rights from within.

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The new "Digital Omnibus" from the European Commission is presented as a simple "simplification," but in practice, it undermines important safeguards in the GDPR, the ePrivacy regulations, and the AI Act.

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Nov 27, 2025
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It would make access to device data easier, weaken restrictions on automated decision-making, and reduce protection against discriminatory AI. The article "Europe Undermines Its Digital Rights From Within" originally appeared on European Digital Rights (EDRi).

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The new "Digital Omnibus" from the European Commission is presented as a simple "simplification," but in practice, it undermines important safeguards in the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation), the ePrivacy rules, and the AI Act. It would make access to device data easier, relax restrictions on automated decision-making, and reduce protection against discriminatory AI. The article "Europe Undermines Its Digital Rights from Within" originally appeared on European Digital Rights (EDRi).

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