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EU Commission to tweak GDPR’s core definitions in simplification push

By Júlia Tar, Sara Brandstätter and Luca Bertuzzi ( November 6, 2025, 18:05 GMT | Comment) -- The EU’s landmark data-protection law is set to be amended with targeted updates as part of its digital simplification drive. In its proposals, seen by MLex and set to be published Nov. 19, the European Commission aims to ease compliance, especially for smaller companies. The proposal would narrow key definitions, relax some privacy rules and allow personal data use for AI training. Civil society has already warned that the changes are going too far.The EU’s General Data Protection Regulation, or GDPR, will be refined as part of the European Commission’s digital simplification package, according to a draft proposal seen by MLex on Thursday....

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