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Simplifying of EU privacy rules leaves sensitive data definition untouched

By Sara Brandstätter ( November 19, 2025, 14:33 GMT | Insight) -- The definition of sensitive "special category" data under the EU's privacy regime is no longer in line to be changed, according to the final version of a European Commission digital package aimed at cutting the regulatory burden on companies. But amendments proposed in the proposal published on Wednesday include tweaks to other core concepts, such as “personal data” and processing of personal and sensitive data for AI training.The definition of "special category" data under the EU's privacy regime is no longer in line to be changed, according to the final version of the European Commission’s Digital Omnibus package, aimed at reducing the regulatory burden on companies (see here)....

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