EU’s data protection rule revamp goes too far, German privacy official says
By Matthew Newman ( May 13, 2026, 08:40 GMT | Comment) -- The European Commission’s proposed changes to the definition of personal data go too far and may contradict EU case law because companies could escape privacy obligations by claiming they cannot identify individuals themselves, a German data protection official has told MLex. The issue, which EU governments are set to discuss later this month, is key for pseudonymized data sharing, AI training datasets and data markets.The European Commission’s proposed changes to the definition of personal data go too far and may contradict EU case law because companies could escape privacy obligations by claiming they cannot identify individuals themselves, a German data protection official has said....
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