EU countries have agreed to reduce cookie banners but maintain current rules, allowing easier use of personal data for KI training. The EU Commission proposed deregulating data use, but the EU Council rejected suggestions to simplify cookie consent, instead expanding exceptions. The Council also aims to ease KI training with pseudonymized data, while maintaining some restrictions. The agreement reflects a compromise, with concerns raised by privacy advocates. The Data Act, which aims to make IoT data more accessible, will also be amended to better protect business secrets. More: netzpolitik.org
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