Article by article, how Big Tech shaped the EU's roll-back of digital rights

2 months ago

Big Tech's influence on the EU's Digital Omnibus proposals is significant, aiming to deregulate digital laws including GDPR and the AI Act.
The Digital Omnibus proposes weakening protections like data safety, accountability, and AI decision-making safeguards, benefiting Big Tech's business models.
Changes include limiting the definition of personal data, restricting rights to access personal data, and allowing AI training with personal data without active consent.
Automated decision-making rules are being loosened, potentially affecting credit scoring, employment, and welfare benefits without human oversight.
The ePrivacy Directive is being folded into GDPR, making tracking without consent easier for companies.
The AI Act is being weakened by removing public oversight of high-risk AI systems and delaying implementation, giving Big Tech more freedom.
Big Tech is lobbying heavily, with increased spending and meetings with far-right MEPs, aligning with a broader deregulation agenda.
Civil society and some political groups oppose these changes, seeing them as threats to digital rights and privacy.

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