Privacy group slams EU for changing the data rules to cater to AI

The European Commission proposed GDPR amendments to let companies process personal data for AI development under legitimate interests without user consent. The privacy group noyb condemned the change and threatened a legal challenge before the Court of Justice of the European Union. The measure alters baseline compliance standards for data controllers and creates fresh legal uncertainty.

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