EU govts consider tighter cookie exemptions, revised cyber reporting
By Júlia Tar and Matthew Newman ( September 21, 2026, 16:16 GMT | Insight) -- A new draft of a legislative package to revise the EU's digital laws put forward on behalf of the member states would amend data protection rules on AI and pseudonymized data and update ePrivacy rules on cookies, the document seen by MLex shows. The text, the second to be put forward by Ireland which is chairing the EU policy talks, also suggests a national model for reporting cyber incidents. A new draft of a legislative package to revise the EU's digital laws put forward on behalf of the member states would amend data protection rules on AI and pseudonymized data and update ePrivacy rules on cookies, the document seen by MLex showed....
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