Brussels — european union officials are ready to sacrifice some of their most prized privacy rules for the sake of ai, as they seek to turbocharge business in europe by slashing red tape The european commission will unveil a “digital omnibus” package later this month to simplify many of its. Eu bureaucrat frantically erasing gdpr protections while data subject chases demanding rights back the european commission is preparing substantial amendments to the general data protection regulation through the digital omnibus initiative, according to internal draft documents circulated in november 2025 The proposed changes would fundamentally alter how organizations process personal data. A leaked draft of the commission’s grand plans for revamping the eu’s digital rules last week, a part of the digital omnibus in the simplification agenda, points to an appetite inside the. The eu’s general data protection regulation, or gdpr, will be refined as part of the european commission’s digital simplification package, according to a draft proposal seen by mlex on thursday.
On march 13, 2025, the commissioner for democracy, justice, the rule of law and consumer protection, michael mcgrath, confirmed that the commission is considering simplifying the gdpr with a view to reducing the burden on smaller businesses.
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