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EU Member States plan “digital expropriation” of Europeans in the interest of AI companies
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hatingfedizen lemmy.dbzer0.com hatingfedizen@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/post/75822925

In a leaked document, the Irish Presidency proposes to EU Member States that the interest of OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, Meta and SpaceX to make profits should take precedence over the fundamental right to data protection. Use of personal data “in the context of AI” should automatically be lawful. There seems to be wide informal agreement by many Member States. In particular, Big Tech would be able to use all personal data collected over the past decades with virtually no restrictions, as long as this happens “in the context” of AI. Schrems: “Under these proposals, the profits of AI companies would trump European’s fundamental right to privacy. This is nothing but a digital expropriation of Europeans.” All this is happening despite the key figures of AI corporations actively warn about the enormous risks associated with their own products.

#EuropeanUnion #AI #BigTech #privacy #digitalRights

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20cello lemmy.world 20cello@lemmy.world
Joined: 2025-03-07
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Wtf Ireland?!

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Talcosis lemmy.zip impairedimperator@lemmy.zip
Joined: 2026-06-03
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Wtf Ireland?!

There's a reason every company in the world wants a corporate HQ in ireland...

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far_university1990 reddthat.com far_university1990@reddthat.com
Joined: 2023-08-15
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There's a reason every company in the world wants a corporate HQ in ireland...

Tax.

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