EU Council Amends GDPR to Permit AI Data Processing Under 'Legitimate Interest'

The Council of the EU has approved a significant amendment to GDPR, potentially allowing companies like OpenAI, Google, and Meta to process personal data for AI development. This change would operate under the presumption of an "overriding 'legitimate interest'," potentially removing the requirement for explicit user consent. Critics have labeled this development as "digital expropriation."