Privacy Law Yields to AI Training Demand
Governments competing for AI investment will keep loosening consent requirements for training data, shifting control of personal data from individuals to the firms that already hold it, with litigation rather than legislation as the remaining check.
forming · confidence 40 · Emerging (watchlist) · tracking since October 28, 2026 · updated October 28, 2026
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On October 21, the EU Council backed a GDPR change that lets companies claim legitimate interest to train AI on personal data without consent. It still needs agreement from the European Parliament, and noyb calls it 'digital expropriation', a sign that litigation will be the remaining check.
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Supporting · October 28, 2026
EU Governments Back a GDPR Change That Lets Companies Claim Legitimate Interest to Train AI on Personal Data
On October 21, the EU Council backed a GDPR change that lets companies claim legitimate interest to train AI on personal data without consent. It still needs agreement from the European Parliament, and noyb calls it 'digital expropriation', a sign that litigation will be the remaining check.
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