EU data protection watchdogs support plans for targeted GDPR simplification
( May 9, 2025, 09:25 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: The European privacy watchdogs — the EDPB and the EDPS — are supporting the European Commission’s plans for a targeted simplification of the GDPR, they said in a letter sent to justice commissioner Michael McGrath. The commission's plan to simplify record-keeping for SMEs and other organizations with fewer than 500 people gets the watchdogs’ “preliminary support.” But they are asking the commission to provide more details, such as the number of companies that would benefit from this.The letter is attached....
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