EDRi warns EU cookie law reform could weaken surveillance protections

EDRi argues the EU's cookie rules under ePrivacy guard against surveillance of devices and communications, and warns the Commission's Digital Omnibus proposal, folding device access into GDPR's legitimate interest test, would weaken that protection.

Verified Opinion AI-drafted EDRi (European Digital Rights), 10 September 2026

What the source does not establish. The piece argues EDRi's own reading of the law and does not establish that the Omnibus text has changed.

Index score. No movement: no answer to who owns, who operates, whose law governs or who made the parts changes. Weight 0. opinion opposing weakening of EU-wide ePrivacy rules; moves no question until adopted. European Sovereignty Index

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