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EU takes a big first step in weakening digital privacy and in empowering big tech (www.liberties.eu)
submitted 6 hours ago by smps@sopuli.xyz to c/technology@lemmy.world
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"European Parliament weakens fundamental rights protections in the AI Act, delays enforcement of key provisions, and empowers Big Tech companies. The adopted text makes it more difficult to protect people from invasive AI, empowers industry actors and begins the dismantlement of digital protections in Europe”

The next planned step is to weaken the GDPR-regulation to open our private info for data collecting bots.

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[–] Eternal192@anarchist.nexus 8 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

Not really surprised, they smell a potential big payout and jumped on the wagon without any concerns about the consequences.

[–] Flower@sh.itjust.works 3 points 4 hours ago

It's a trap. Big Tech will move in fast and break things and then the EU says you break your pay.

[–] mannycalavera@feddit.uk 4 points 5 hours ago

Don't worry US big tech can't get away with it for long just wait until the EU hears about this! At least the EU values privacy... Oh. Well sheeeeeiiiit.