EU moves to simplify GDPR and AI Act obligations, raising compliance questions for companies
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Neil Hodge2025-12-10T15:30:00
For the past decade, Europe has been at the forefront of designing strong—but flexible—rules around data use and the safe development of AI. The EU recently announced plans to simplify some key measures around data privacy and AI governance have met with a mixed response from businesses, consumer groups, and data experts.
On Nov. 19, the European Commission, the European Union’s executive body, proposed several changes as part of its “Digital Omnibus” initiative to make compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the AI Act easier for companies, while also attempting to provide more even oversight and enforcement of the rules across the single market.
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