Press releases

A European Commission proposal published today which should have led to speedier and more effective cross-border enforcement of the EU’s signature law on data protection – the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) – is unlikely to be of much help to consumers. The European Parliament and Member States have to substantially amend it to truly improve cross-border enforcement and improve complainants’ rights.

New rules agreed at EU level yesterday, which could have given consumers more protection and better rights to decide what happens to data they generate through their use of connected products, are a missed opportunity.

Consumer groups from 14 European countries are alerting their national authorities to launch urgent investigations into the risks of generative AI, such as ChatGPT, and to enforce existing legislation to protect consumers.

The European Parliament has today beefed-up protections for consumers in what will be the world’s first mandatory set of comprehensive rules on AI systems. This is a welcome development. Negotiations between the Parliament and national governments can now start, with a view to agreeing a final text in the second half of the year and the AI Act becoming EU law.