EU's Digital Omnibus Faces Backlash Over Data Privacy

EU introduces 'Digital Omnibus' to simplify AI and privacy rules.
Henna Virkkunen, EU antitrust chief, presents the package.
Draft allows data use for AI training without consent.
High-risk AI rules will be delayed by a year.
Some AI systems exempt from EU database registration.
Proposals require EU country and Parliament approval.
Campaigners urge Ursula von der Leyen to resist pressure.
Brando Benifei defends digital rights in public advocacy.
Legal advisers support simplified regulations for innovation.
Critics call it the biggest digital rights rollback in EU history.
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