“The GDPR, the ePrivacy framework and the AI Act will not be obstacles to innovation — they’re the muse of Europe’s human-centric digital mannequin,” European Digital Rights (EDRi) wrote in an October weblog. “But, below the pretext of coherence, the Fee appears ready to weaken ePrivacy protections.”
The draft additionally outlined Article 88b, which might require browsers or working techniques to transmit consumer consent preferences robotically as soon as technical requirements are outlined, doubtlessly phasing out the present wave of cookie banners.
There’s a carve-out for media firms, although. Information organizations might proceed requiring express consent, which the Fee justified as defending journalism’s “financial foundation.”
