More than 120 civil-society groups — including NOYB and EDRi — have issued an open letter sharply criticizing the European Commission’s Digital Omnibus proposal. They warn that the reforms amount to “deregulation, not simplification,” calling out planned changes to GDPR’s definition of personal data and the weakening of sensitive-data protections. The groups argue the omnibus would give Big Tech firms a “blank check” to use European citizens’ data for AI-training, eroding citizens’ rights.