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EDRi says EU Digital Omnibus risks weakening GDPR and AI Act safeguards

EDRi's Itxaso Dominguez de Olazabal and Chiara Casati write that the EU's Digital Omnibus, framed as simplification, would weaken GDPR, ePrivacy and AI Act safeguards by shifting to corporate self-assessment.

Verified Opinion AI-drafted EDRi, 15 April 2026

What the source does not establish. Does not establish that the Digital Omnibus proposal has been adopted, amended or rejected by co-legislators.

Index score. No movement: no answer to who owns, who operates, whose law governs or who made the parts changes. Weight 0. opinion on EU-wide Digital Omnibus law reform; moves no question until co-legislators act. European Sovereignty Index

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