EU Targets Regulation Complexity

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Are we criticizing GDPR for all the wrong reasons?

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European Commission is all about boosting the bloc's competitiveness by "cutting red tape" The EU would be wise to take this opportunity to refocus its energies on delivering and enforcing better regulations.

EU regulations are often cast as stifling the continent's innovation, but this narrative is, at best, oversimplified.

The Platform Work Directive ( PWD ) offers a ready-made compass to reorient action on workers' digital rights.

The PWD covers "decisions supported by" algorithms, extends workers' information and access rights, re-establishes a right to explanation, and bans robo-firing outright.

Blaming the GDPR for Europe 's growth woes makes for great clickbait, LinkedIn memes and after-dinner quips, but it ignores real issues.

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