European CommissionMar 15

When it comes to consumer protection, no region in the world does it better than Europe. 🇪🇺

On #WorldConsumerRightsDay, it’s worth remembering: more than 50 years of advocacy don’t just sit in policy papers — they show up in your daily life: in fair transactions, safe products, and transparent contracts.

Let’s keep working to make it even stronger!

Show threadRaphael AlbertMar 15
@EUCommission
Data protection rights are protecting consumers too. You might want to remember that while you're pushing for your Digital Omnibus to be enacted.
Show threadEuropean CommissionMar 16
Hi @r_alb, the rights, principles and safeguards that define EU data protection are not in question. What we are addressing in our Digital Omnibus are calls for targeted amendments to clarify, simplify and harmonise certain aspects of the GDPR. There is no move to weaken user rights. Access, correction and erasure remain at the centre of our data protection approach.
Show threadRaphael Albert
@EUCommission
That is what the press releases say, yes. But the actual proposal speaks a different language. NOYB has published a few analyses, including this one: https://noyb.eu/en/digital-omnibus-eu-commission-wants-wreck-core-gdpr-principles
Digital Omnibus: EU Commission wants to wreck core GDPR principles

The EU Commission has published its proposal for the "Digital Omnibus". The planned changes to the GDPR would lower protections for Europeans

noyb.eu
Mar 16 at 1:19pmWeb