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EU's Data Act should govern data usage while GDPR protects privacy, Germany says

By Júlia Tar and Luca Bertuzzi ( October 29, 2025, 13:45 GMT | Insight) -- The EU's Data Act should regulate data usage, with data protection remaining the domain of the General Data Protection Regulation, Germany has said in a position paper seen by MLex. Germany urges the European Commission to use its forthcoming Digital Omnibus initiative to simplify the EU’s data framework, eliminate overlaps between laws and ensure that, in cases of conflict, GDPR rules take precedence.Germany has called on the European Commission to use its forthcoming Digital Omnibus initiative to overhaul and simplify the bloc’s increasingly complex data legislation....

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