schizoidmanNov 11

Surprise EU rollback of 'GDPR' digital-rights rules prompts alarm

https://lemmy.zip/post/52834246

Surprise EU rollback of 'GDPR' digital-rights rules prompts alarm - Lemmy.zip

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.zip/post/52834195 [https://lemmy.zip/post/52834195] > https://archive.is/je5sj [https://archive.is/je5sj] > > > “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.

Show threadFaceDeerNov 11
Doesn't seem terribly surprising to me, the existing rules make it very hard to make use of data for AI training in the EU. Other parts of the world have looser restrictions and they're developing AI like gangbusters as a result. The EU needed to either loosen up too or accept this entire sector of information tech being foreign-controlled, which would have its own major privacy and security problems.
Show threadag10nNov 11
As if the GDPR was a barrier to IP theft
Show threadFaceDeerNov 11
Did you read the article? It says that making AI training easier is a key purpose of these changes.
Show threadWhatAmLemmyNov 11
Why should any of us approve of making things easier for technofascists?
Show threadfonix232
Why do you presume that all AI advancement is purely by technofascists?
Nov 11 at 1:36pmWeb
Show threadzalgotextNov 11
The kind of “AI advancement” that requires stripping away privacy rights is definitely done by technofascists.