On October 8, the EDPS released a statement calling for greater cooperation between regulators of Europe's consumer law and data protection rules to prevent legal uncertainty and develop a "big-picture approach" to addressing systemic harms to individuals in digital markets. In particular, the EDPS noted that it is "problematic" for consumers to pay for the supply of digital content or services with their personal data.

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