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EU's revised personal data definition sparks debate over GDPR enforcement

By Matthew Newman and Sara Brandstätter ( November 19, 2025, 16:32 GMT | Comment) -- EU regulators’ proposal to change the definition of personal data in the bloc’s landmark privacy law isn’t just raising hackles with privacy activists for undermining privacy protection; it’s also underscoring a potential dramatic shift in enforcement. Privacy activists and some data protection authorities are concerned that the new definition will make it more difficult to enforce the GDPR.EU regulators’ proposal to change the definition of personal data in the bloc’s landmark privacy law isn’t just raising hackles with privacy activists for undermining privacy protection; it’s also underscoring a potential dramatic shift in enforcement....

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