Meta's AI ambitions put 4 billion people at risk.
The Austrian privacy organization filed complaints against Meta in 11 European countries. Meta is accused of using users ' personal data to train AI models.
Legal actions followed the update of the Meta privacy policy. The company intends to collect all public and non-public user data, with the exception of personal messages, starting in 2007, for current and future AI technologies. The collection process takes place under the pretext of a "legitimate interest", which may lead to the transfer of data to third parties, which is prohibited by the GDPR.
Despite the fact that Meta has promised to notify users in the UK and EU about how their public data will be used to develop and improve AI, users do not receive sufficient information about the purpose of using AI, which is contrary to the requirements of the GDPR. To process personal data in the EU, companies must rely on one of six legal bases, including the user's consent.
According to NOYB, Meta actually states that it can use any data from any source for any purpose and provide it to anyone in the world, as long as it is done using AI technology, which is clearly contrary to the requirements of the GDPR. "AI technology" is an extremely broad concept. Like "using your data in databases," the concept of AI has no real legal limitations.
Meta, in turn, claims to be "committed to the responsible development of AI," and an important part of this process is to ensure compliance with local privacy laws.
Since the Meta policy will take effect on June 26, NOYB has requested an urgent review of the company within the framework of EU data protection regulations. The organization expresses concern, as we are talking about the personal data of about 4 billion Meta users.
Complaints were filed with data protection authorities in Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Ireland, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland and Spain. Complaints are also expected to be filed in other EU countries in the coming days.
NOYB has already filed several complaints against Meta and other major tech companies for alleged violations of the GDPR, which imposes fines of up to 4% of the company's total global turnover. For example, the EU launched an investigation into Microsoft 365 Education for possible privacy violations following a complaint from NOYB.
OpenAI has also been sued by NOYB. The organization claims that ChatGPT violates the GDPR rules due to the inability to correct inaccurate information.
The Austrian privacy organization filed complaints against Meta in 11 European countries. Meta is accused of using users ' personal data to train AI models.
Legal actions followed the update of the Meta privacy policy. The company intends to collect all public and non-public user data, with the exception of personal messages, starting in 2007, for current and future AI technologies. The collection process takes place under the pretext of a "legitimate interest", which may lead to the transfer of data to third parties, which is prohibited by the GDPR.
Despite the fact that Meta has promised to notify users in the UK and EU about how their public data will be used to develop and improve AI, users do not receive sufficient information about the purpose of using AI, which is contrary to the requirements of the GDPR. To process personal data in the EU, companies must rely on one of six legal bases, including the user's consent.
According to NOYB, Meta actually states that it can use any data from any source for any purpose and provide it to anyone in the world, as long as it is done using AI technology, which is clearly contrary to the requirements of the GDPR. "AI technology" is an extremely broad concept. Like "using your data in databases," the concept of AI has no real legal limitations.
Meta, in turn, claims to be "committed to the responsible development of AI," and an important part of this process is to ensure compliance with local privacy laws.
Since the Meta policy will take effect on June 26, NOYB has requested an urgent review of the company within the framework of EU data protection regulations. The organization expresses concern, as we are talking about the personal data of about 4 billion Meta users.
Complaints were filed with data protection authorities in Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Ireland, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland and Spain. Complaints are also expected to be filed in other EU countries in the coming days.
NOYB has already filed several complaints against Meta and other major tech companies for alleged violations of the GDPR, which imposes fines of up to 4% of the company's total global turnover. For example, the EU launched an investigation into Microsoft 365 Education for possible privacy violations following a complaint from NOYB.
OpenAI has also been sued by NOYB. The organization claims that ChatGPT violates the GDPR rules due to the inability to correct inaccurate information.
