Wednesday was a sad day, not only for #privacy, but also for the #EU. Brussels may be used already to be despised by the...

Wednesday was a sad day, not only for #privacy, but also for the #EU. Brussels may be used already to be despised by the far right, but that did not seem to be enough. They are working hard to earn the contempt of as many potential supporters as possible.»On Wednesday, #EU Member States approved a change to the #GDPR that would put the profit-making interests of #OpenAI, #Anthropic, #Google, #Meta and #SpaceX over European's fundamental right to data protection. According to the approved text, processing personal data “in the context of AI” should automatically be lawful. In particular, Big Tech would be able to use all personal data collected over the past decades with virtually no restrictions, as long as this happens “in the context” of AI.« (emphasis added)https://noyb.eu/en/ai-eu-member-states-approve-digital-expropriation-europeans-ai-companies" #AI "