X, the social media platform Elon Musk owns, faces privacy complaints in the European Union after using user data to train its AI models without consent. The Irish Data Protection Commission expressed surprise at the discovery, leading to complaints in nine EU countries. Privacy experts argue that X lacks a valid legal basis for this data use under GDPR, which requires user consent. Privacy rights group noyb is pushing for stronger enforcement, criticizing the DPC’s actions as insufficient. Legal action is ongoing to address the issue.
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00:00It's Benzinga, and here's what's on the block.
00:02X, the social media platform owned by Elon Musk, is facing privacy complaints in the
00:07European Union after using user data to train its AI models without consent.
00:12The Irish Data Protection Commission expressed surprise at the discovery, leading to complaints
00:16in nine EU countries.
00:18Privacy experts argue that X lacks a valid legal basis for this data use under GDPR,
00:24which requires user consent.
00:26Privacy rights group NOYB is pushing for stronger enforcement, criticizing the DPC's actions
00:31as insufficient.
00:33Legal action is ongoing to address the issue.
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