The Deep View: EU could loosen privacy, tech regulations

Posted on November 11, 2025 by michelleclarke2015

EU could loosen privacy, tech regulations
The European Union might be rolling back its red tape. 
The European Commission will unveil a “digital omnibus” package in late November, according to POLITICO, aimed at simplifying its tech and privacy laws. The amendments include broad changes to the General Data Protection Regulation, the EU’s strict rules governing individuals’ control over their personal data. 
The move could open doors for tech giants seeking to grow their AI footprint in Europe, something which model providers are already ramping up to do.
Bloomberg reported in late October that ChatGPT Enterprise adoption is up sixfold year-over-year in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. As part of its broader international expansion, Anthropic last week announced new offices in Paris and Munich. The company noted in a press release that the region has become its fastest-growing market, with customers representing more than $100,000 in run-rate revenue growing ten times over the past year.
The move could also help strengthen homegrown AI in the region. While the EU has a few stand-out AI firms, such as Mistral AI and DeepL, the region has largely struggled to keep pace with the rapid development of U.S. and Chinese firms. 
This move is not the region’s first attempt to try and compete. In early October, EU officials outlined two plans to boost AI adoption and research, and announced a $1.1 billion investment in doing so. The plans specifically target European workforces adopting the tech and raising the profile of the EU’s AI-powered scientific research. 
And following pressure from the Trump administration and Big Tech, the European Commission is also reportedly weighing plans to delay parts of the EU AI Act, a landmark initiative to rein in AI development that could pose a risk to people’s safety, offering a yearlong “grace period” to companies that break these rules.
The EU differs from the U.S. and China in one main way: stringent tech regulation that protects people over companies. The region has largely prioritized data security and safety over moving fast and breaking things, as evidenced by the EU AI Act’s passing in the first place. Upending the GDPR marks a stark 180 in the region’s approach to AI regulation thus far — and its tech policy strategy as a whole — potentially signalling a shift in priorities as the tech continues its rapid ascent. 
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Life event that changes all: Horse riding accident in Zimbabwe in 1993, a fractured skull et al including bipolar anxiety, chronic fatigue …. co-morbidities (Nietzche 'He who has the reason why can deal with any how' details my health history from 1993 to date). 17th 2017 August operation for breast cancer (no indications just an appointment came from BreastCheck through the Post). Trinity College Dublin Business Economics and Social Studies (but no degree) 1997-2003; UCD 1997/1998 night classes) essays, projects, writings. Trinity Horizon Programme 1997/98 (Centre for Women Studies Trinity College Dublin/St. Patrick's Foundation (Professor McKeon) EU Horizon funded: research study of 15 women (I was one of this group and it became the cornerstone of my journey to now 2017) over 9 mth period diagnosed with depression and their reintegration into society, with special emphasis on work, arts, further education; Notes from time at Trinity Horizon Project 1997/98; Articles written for Irishhealth.com 2003/2004; St Patricks Foundation monthly lecture notes for a specific period in time; Selection of Poetry including poems written by people I know; Quotations 1998-2017; other writings mainly with theme of social justice under the heading Citizen Journalism Ireland. Letters written to friends about life in Zimbabwe; Family history including Michael Comyn KC, my grandfather, my grandmother's family, the O'Donnellan ffrench Blake-Forsters; Moral wrong: An acrimonious divorce but the real injustice was the Catholic Church granting an annulment – you can read it and make your own judgment, I have mine. Topics I have written about include annual Brain Awareness week, Mashonaland Irish Associataion in Zimbabwe, Suicide (a life sentence to those left behind); Nostalgia: Tara Hill, Co. Meath.
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