TECH - Amid FTC Probe Meta In Hot Waters With EU With 11 Privacy Complaints Over AI Data Use | Benzinga
The parent company of Facebook, Meta Platforms Inc (NASDAQ:META), has been hit with 11 complaints from the European Union (EU) regarding its proposed use of personal data to train artificial intelligence (AI) models.
What Happened: The complaints were filed on Thursday, Reuters reported. The proposed changes would allow Meta to use personal data without user consent, potentially breaching EU privacy regulations.
The complaints were submitted by the advocacy group NOYB (None Of Your Business) to prompt national privacy watchdogs to intervene and halt Meta’s intended use of personal data. These changes, set to come into effect on June 26, would enable Meta to employ years of personal posts, private images, and online tracking data for its AI technology.
NOYB, which has previously filed ...