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The Digital Omnibus: 5 Key Changes in the Council’s GDPR Negotiating Mandate

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Could the GDPR's 72-hour breach reporting deadline soon be a thing of the past? On 21 October 2026, the Council of the EU agreed on its negotiating mandate for the Digital Omnibus, officially setting out the member states’ position on the Commission’s proposed GDPR reforms.

In this episode of the Privacy Partnership Podcast, host Robert Bateman breaks down the Council's marked-up text. We explore what has changed from the Commission’s original proposal, what protections have been retained, and whether these revisions actually deliver meaningful simplification for privacy…

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