"Europe's data protection supervisors have warned that proposals by the European Commission to reform privacy law by narrowing the definition of personal data could erode privacy rights for EU citizens. The regulators said in a joint response with the European Data Protection Board, that the proposed changes raise "significant concerns" and could adversely affect the level of protection for individuals' personal data."
"Although the proposals had been welcomed by many data protection practitioners as a way to simplify compliance with data protection and privacy regulations, the regulators have sounded a warning bell. They "strongly urge" legislators not to adopt the proposed changes to personal data, arguing that they "go far beyond a targeted or technical amendment" and go far beyond EU case law by "significantly narrowing the concept of personal data"."
"The European Data Protection Board, and national European Data Protection Supervisors warned in a joint opinion that some of the proposed measures could damage privacy rights of individuals, create legal uncertainty and make data protection law more difficult to apply. The regulators also raise concerns about proposals that could water down individual's rights not to be subject to automatic decision-making by AI or software through a proposed "exhaustive list" of cases where automatic decision making would be allowed."
The European Commission proposes reforms to EU data protection law through a "Digital Omnibus" regulation intended to simplify compliance and boost EU competitiveness. The proposals include narrowing the definition of personal data so information processed in ways that do not identify individuals could be treated as non-personal. Regulators including the European Data Protection Board and national supervisors say these changes could erode privacy rights, create legal uncertainty, and reduce protection levels for individuals' personal data. The proposals also include an "exhaustive list" permitting certain automatic decision-making, which could weaken safeguards against automated decisions by AI or software. Regulators strongly urge legislators not to adopt the changes.
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