Post by @engideer@tech.lgbt

2026-06-03 22:09 UTC

@informapirata@mastodon.uno @30p87@chaos.social @EUCommission@ec.social-network.europa.eu @Mastodon@mastodon.social It'd still be great if the EU weren't prioritizing appealing to AI companies, e.g. by weakening GDPR and IP protections to make it easier for those to hoover up everyone's private data for AI training. https://www.politico.eu/article/brussels-knifes-privacy-to-feed-the-ai-boom-gdpr-digital-omnibus/ https://www.edps.europa.eu/press-publications/press-news/press-releases/2026/digital-omnibus-edpb-and-edps-support-simplification-and-competitiveness-while-raising-key-concerns_en https://www.kuketz-blog.de/eu-digital-omnibus-datenschutz-eine-umfassende-einordnung-und-kritik/

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@engideer@tech.lgbt 2026-06-03 22:15

@informapirata@mastodon.uno @30p87@chaos.social @EUCommission@ec.social-network.europa.eu @Mastodon@mastodon.social The GDPR is already too weak or a regulation set, with an abysmal enforcement track record; e.g.: https://netzpolitik.org/2025/databroker-files-targeting-the-eu/ Yet they want to weaken it even further, for AI companies.

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@informapirata@mastodon.uno 2026-06-03 22:53

@engideer@tech.lgbt I'm sure you've already taken several steps to improve the European Union's strategies (voting for the best parties and candidates, protesting against the worst measures, participating in consultations, raising awareness among friends, family, colleagues, and party comrades). Responding to my post, however, won't improve the situation in Europe.

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