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Open letter warns EU Commission's Digital Omnibus draft could deregulate GDPR

Noyb, EDRi and the Irish Council for Civil Liberties sent an open letter to the European Commission criticizing a draft Digital Omnibus that would amend core GDPR provisions. The draft proposes redefining personal data, weakening data subject rights, and granting AI companies broad access to European personal data. The letter urges the Commission to halt the fast‑track reform and conduct proper impact assessments.

Why it matters: The proposed Digital Omnibus could significantly reduce EU privacy protections, affecting fundamental rights and data‑subject safeguards.

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Sources
Open letter: Digital omnibus brings deregulation, not simplification
noyb · primary source · Nov 11, 2025
EU Commission internal draft would wreck core principles of the GDPR
noyb · Nov 10, 2025
Open letter: Digital omnibus brings deregulation, not simplification
noyb · Nov 11, 2025
EU Commission internal draft would wreck core principles of the GDPR
noyb · Nov 10, 2025
Details
JurisdictionEuropean Union
RegulatorEuropean Commission
LegislatureEuropean Commission
LawGeneral Data Protection Regulation
StatusProposed
PublishedNovember 11, 2025
Effectivenot stated
Organisationsnoyb, EDRi, Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL), 127 civil society organisations, Google, Meta, OpenAI, European Commission
Topicsconsent, data minimization, purpose limitation, access, deletion, ai governance, profiling, automated decision making, security, privacy, correction, data brokers, targeted advertising, portability, opt out
Datapersonal, sensitive, health