Gabriela Zanfir-Fortuna
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Gabriela Zanfir-Fortuna
@gzf.bsky.social
Data Protection Geek. Co-author of the big GDPR OUP Commentary🇷🇴🇪🇺🇺🇸 US-based, former Brussels bubbler. Writes about data protection law and policy, AI governance through a Global lens (& sometimes democracy) Strictly personal views.
www.pdpecho.com.
Impressive!
December 4, 2025 at 7:49 PM
I found this from @epic.org, good thing they still had it online epic.org/eu-data-prot...
EU Data Protection Directive
epic.org
December 4, 2025 at 2:30 PM
My main issue is also that it the Omnibus is rushed and that a broader "contemplation", consultation, debate did not precede it. I even remember the old Commission having a full Communication about where Directive 95/46 was not meeting muster anymore in 2010 before the 2012 GDPR proposal 1/2
December 4, 2025 at 2:29 PM
You are the master, all hail! 🙌
December 4, 2025 at 2:26 PM
I think it was a surprise at least for some, though, given how the AG had misidentified them as a processor, no?
December 4, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Also: it becomes clear that only now, 7 years after it became applicable, the GDPR is beginning to mature in interpretation and application. "Festina lente" should be the CJEU motto. And letting it (#gdpr) breathe for another year or so before contemplating change should be the case.
a man wearing a wig and headphones with the words that moment of realization above him
ALT: a man wearing a wig and headphones with the words that moment of realization above him
media.tenor.com
December 4, 2025 at 6:27 AM
Link to Russmedia full judgment: curia.europa.eu/juris/docume...
CURIA - Documents
curia.europa.eu
December 4, 2025 at 6:17 AM
Spotify thinks I’m 21 🫠 And also pointed out I listened to more than 250 genres this year, so there’s that 🤠
December 4, 2025 at 4:20 AM
Hopefully everyone gets well soon! Thanks for the recommendations.
December 2, 2025 at 3:16 AM
I’m so happy to hear this! Thank you for sharing.
December 2, 2025 at 12:10 AM
🌳 If the Romanian countryside is good enough for King Charles, it must be good enough for other travelers too (he's more of a local though):

www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0...

Try it out, it might be amazing ☺️ Happy Romania Day!

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Britain’s King Charles III lives another, slower life in Transylvania
For decades, Charles has returned regularly to Romanian villages that are lost in time.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 1, 2025 at 11:26 PM
🏰 For the pampered traveler - a map of the several Michelin Keys properties in the country:

business-review.eu/business/hot...

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https://business-review.eu/business/hotels/romania-earns-its-first-michelin-keys-a-mil[…]rLgZwwLGH-WoymkJiN8UGKCQJgOAkvf6_aem_Ok6HoRa--YKqggptEZ0XBQ
December 1, 2025 at 11:24 PM
⛰️ For the hiking aficionados, this 860-miles hike from the North to the South of the country, through mountains, valleys, villages, across rivers, is a gem: www.bbc.com/travel/artic...
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An award-winning 1,400km hike into the wilds of Eastern Europe
Running diagonally across Romania, the Via Transilvanica stitches together some of Europe's most traditional landscapes and communities with 12 Unesco World Heritage sites.
www.bbc.com
December 1, 2025 at 11:22 PM
🎅 Craiova (my hometown!) has the largest Christmas Market in Europe, I'm gutted I won't be there this year: www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/artic...
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Europe's biggest Christmas market opens - and it's 2hrs by air from UK
The Christmas market is billed as the largest in the continent - spanning over 280,000 square metres, effectively turning the Romanian commune into a glowing winter wonderland.
www.dailymail.co.uk
December 1, 2025 at 11:22 PM