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Surprise EU rollback of 'GDPR' digital-rights rules prompts alarm (euobserver.com)
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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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[–] 2 points 1 year ago

Frankly, that's a stupid ass take.

Reality is not binary, we progress and evolve. The constant pressure to be better than yesterday is the reason we got where we are.

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