EU Advances Cookie Consent Overhaul in Controversial Move that Risks Re-opening Landmark Privacy Rules

Published on Oct 31, 2025

Brussels is weighing a politically charged plan to scrap the EU rules that underpin the ubiquitous “accept cookies” pop-ups, with senior officials mulling over the move as early as today, said two sources with direct knowledge of the matter. The step would lead to the reopening of the bloc’s landmark data-protection regime and likely trigger […]

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