A "shock of simplification" legislative
Presented on November 19, the "Digital Omnibus" begins its parliamentary journey at the beginning of February 2026. This legal tool allows the European Commission to simultaneously modify several major texts, including the GDPR, the ePrivacy directive and the AI Act. The stated objective is is to provide "immediate relief" to European companies facing the challenge of a bureaucracy considered stifling for innovation.
GDPR in the viewfinder
The text proposes to redefine the notion of "personal data", by limiting the liability of the user. actors according to "reasonable" available to them to identify an individual. For lawyers, this change weakens the protection of citizens: data could be anonymous for an SME but become personal again once transferred to an SME. an Internet giant. The creation of a "one-stop shop" for cyber alerts and GDPR is also planned to smooth national procedures.
The shadow of the White House and Big Tech
The Artificial Intelligence component plans to lift certain transparency obligations for "at-large" systems. high risk. According to several NGO reports, these measures take up Gafam's lobbying arguments and respond to the demands of Gafam. increasing pressure from the Trump administration. The latter threatens to degrade transatlantic relations if Europe does not lift its "barriers" regulatory requirements on technology.
