In a new analysis we trace Big Tech's fingerprints on the Digital Omnibus proposals - a major deregulation of EU digital laws including the GDPR and the AI Act. They are helped in this attempt by the Trump administration and the European far right.

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The EU's Digital Omnibus proposal represents a major rollback of digital rights protections, closely mirroring Big Tech lobbying positions. The proposal weakens GDPR protections by limiting the definition of personal data, restricting data access rights, allowing personal data use for AI training without active consent, and weakening automated decision-making safeguards. It also delays AI Act implementation and removes transparency requirements for high-risk AI systems. Analysis shows these changes align with specific lobbying demands from Google, Meta, Microsoft, and industry groups like DigitalEurope and CCIA. The deregulation effort is supported by the Trump administration and increasingly by far-right European political groups, creating a concerning alliance that threatens privacy, fundamental rights, and democratic oversight of technology.

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