The European Commission's solution to companies' malicious compliance when asking for consent before they track people online?

Stop requiring them to ask.
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#digitalOmnibus #GDPR #privacy #dataProtection

The European Commission's solution to companies' malicious compliance when asking for consent before they track people online?

Stop requiring them to ask.
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#digitalOmnibus #GDPR #privacy #dataProtection

In the next month, the European Commission plans to drop the so-called #DigitalOmnibus, a deregulation package that could quietly rewrite digital rights in the EU.

EDRi responded to the Commission’s call for evidence, warning it’s not an administrative tidy-up but a political step that treats rights as “red tape,” weakening protections and boosting corporate influence ➡️ https://edri.org/our-work/consultation-response-to-the-european-commissions-call-for-evidence-on-the-digital-omnibus/

Let’s unpack it 🧵

In the next month, the European Commission plans to drop the so-called #DigitalOmnibus, a deregulation package that could quietly rewrite digital rights in the EU.

EDRi responded to the Commission’s call for evidence, warning it’s not an administrative tidy-up but a political step that treats rights as “red tape,” weakening protections and boosting corporate influence ➡️ https://edri.org/our-work/consultation-response-to-the-european-commissions-call-for-evidence-on-the-digital-omnibus/

Let’s unpack it 🧵