The European Union is preparing to streamline its privacy rulebooks in a bid to bolster the competitiveness of local technology and artificial intelligence companies, according to a package the bloc will unveil on Nov. 19.
The EU’s executive branch, the European Commission, is planning to propose a “digital omnibus” draft law that simplifies its data protection regulations and the AI Act, according to documents seen by Bloomberg News. The official in charge of the commission’s tech policy, Henna Virkkunen, has called for less red tape to encourage the sector to grow.
The proposed changes come as European and ...
