# EU Governments Back a GDPR Change That Lets Companies Claim Legitimate Interest to Train AI on Personal Data

The Council's October 21 position still needs agreement from the European Parliament, and the privacy group noyb calls the change a "digital expropriation" of Europeans.

- Published: 2026-10-28T06:21:21.801Z
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European Union (EU) member states have approved a change to the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) that would let companies train AI models on Europeans' personal data without consent, AI Post reported. Under the change, AI training…

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