EU cookie rules overhaul scaled back in latest digital simplification compromise
By Júlia Tar ( June 11, 2026, 12:01 GMT | Insight) -- A proposed overhaul of EU cookie rules has been scaled back in the latest compromise text on the European Commission's digital simplification package, with negotiators removing proposed General Data Protection Regulation provisions. The June 10 document, seen by MLex, also continues work on new personal data pseudonymization and identifiability provisions and would extend the deadline for reporting certain personal data breaches.Parts of a proposed overhaul of EU cookie rules have been removed from the latest compromise text on the digital simplification package, while negotiators continue work on new provisions on personal data pseudonymization and identifiability....
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