Elon Musk's X Faces Privacy Complaints in EU Over Alleged Data Use for AI Training
X, the social media platform Elon Musk owns, faces privacy complaints in the European Union for allegedly using users' data to train AI models without their consent. The Irish Data Protection Commission expressed surprise at the revelation, leading to nine GDPR complaints across various countries. Privacy rights group noyb argues that X’s use of the data lacks a valid legal basis, as consent was not obtained. The GDPR mandates that all personal data must have a valid legal basis. X faces nine complaints across various EU countries, accusing it of processing users' posts for AI training without obtaining their consent.
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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 for allegedly using users' data to train AI models without their consent.
00:13The Irish Data Protection Commission expressed surprise at the revelation, leading to nine
00:17GDPR complaints across various countries.
00:20Privacy rights group NOYB argues that X's use of the data lacks a valid legal basis,
00:26as consent was not obtained.
00:28The GDPR mandates that all uses of personal data must have a valid legal basis.
00:33X faces nine complaints across various EU countries, accusing it of processing users'
00:37posts for AI training without obtaining their consent.