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Surprise EU rollback of 'GDPR' digital-rights rules prompts alarm (euobserver.com)
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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.zip/post/52834195

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“If adopted, these amendments would not simplify compliance but hollow out the GDPR’s and ePrivacy’s core guarantees: purpose limitation, accountability, and independent oversight,” Itxaso Dominguez de Olazabal, from the European Digital Rights group, told EUobserver.

The draft includes adjustments to what is considered “personal data,” a key component of the GDPR and protected by Article 8 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union.

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[–] Aceticon@lemmy.dbzer0.com 111 points 2 days ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (10 children)

Looks like somebody has been promised by one or more large Tech firms a very highly paid non-executive board membership, millionaire speech circuit engagement or gold plated "consulting" gig when their time in the Commission is over...

Mind you, by now that kind of exchange of "favours" is tradition for the members of the EU Commission.

[–] ArchmageAzor@lemmy.world 52 points 2 days ago (3 children)

Humanity really can't progress anywhere with capitalism running so rampant. Every corpo needs to go, or it will be like trying to sail against the wind.

[–] Aceticon@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

True.

That is however a pretty hard and time consuming change, so to me it makes sense that in the meanwhile we take steps to reduce the harm caused by the system still in place, not least by cracking down hard on Corruption and Conflicts Of Interest and closing the legal loopholes that allow certain politicians to stay within the Law whilst purposefully using today the power they have been delegated to do favors for others who have promised them monetary payback for it tomorrow.

If you're drowning now you don't put all your hopes on the ship that might be coming but isn't even visible yet.

[–] umbrella@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 day ago

that's not to say we lose sight of the goal though!

people have made a similar mistake multiple times before!

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