Wiewiórowski also identified artificial intelligence (AI) and neuroscience as significant challenges for data protection regulators due to rapid technological developments. He warned that any AI-driven weakening of EU data protection laws could have long-term consequences for citizens' human rights. He also pointed to the transhumanism movement, which aims to enhance human capabilities by physically connecting people with information systems, as a potential regulatory challenge.
Key takeaways:
- The European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) has warned that the EU's data protection and privacy regime, including the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), are under attack from industry lobbyists and could face a critical reception from incoming lawmakers.
- Wojciech Wiewiórowski, who heads the EDPS, highlighted industry lobbying, especially complaints from businesses targeting the GDPR principle of purpose limitation, which restricts the reuse of collected data for different purposes.
- Wiewiórowski named AI as one of the key challenges facing the region's data protection regulators due to fast-paced tech developments, and predicted that issues related to AI and neuroscience will be the most important part of the next five years.
- He also pointed to regulatory challenges arising from the transhumanism movement, which aims to enhance human capabilities by physically connecting people with information systems, and warned that any AI-driven weakening of EU data protection laws could have long term consequences for citizens' human rights.