Kevin BeaumontNov 10
AI companies have managed to persuade the EU they need to cut GDPR up. https://www.politico.eu/article/brussels-knifes-privacy-to-feed-the-ai-boom-gdpr-digital-omnibus/
Brussels knifes privacy to feed the AI boom

Draft proposals obtained by POLITICO show EU is breaking sacred privacy regime to placate industry.

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Show threadSzewekNov 10
@GossiTheDog "Draft proposal" - tell me how to oppose it, instead of doom-posting.
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@GossiTheDog "Documents seen by POLITICO show that Estonia, France, Austria and Slovenia are firmly against any rewrite of the General Data Protection Regulation. Germany — usually seen as one of the most privacy-minded countries — on the other hand is pushing for big changes to help AI."
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Show threadSzewekNov 10
@GossiTheDog It's annoying that we have to fight over it time and time again. However, given who is against it, the proposal is likely to be stopped. Just as was the case with Chat Control.