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Personal data and AI: X targeted by eight complaints in Europe

by AI | 12.Aug 2024 | Europe in brief AI

The Austrian association is suing the social network X in eight European countries for its “illegal” use of personal data of internet users

Photo taken on March 11, 2024, showing the logo of the American social network X - formerly Twitter - on a smartphone screen in Frankfurt am Main, in western Germany. Kirill KUDRYAVTSEV / AFP

VIENNA – The social network X is targeted by complaints in eight European countries for its “illegal” use of personal data of internet users to train its artificial intelligence program, the association Noyb announced on Monday.

X “never proactively informed its users that their personal data was being used to train its AI technology Grok,” writes the Vienna-based NGO, the tech giants’ nemesis, which had already made Meta back down on the same issue in June.

“It seems that most people discovered the new default setting” thanks to a user’s message on July 26, the organization laments. 

It has filed complaints in Austria, Belgium, France, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Spain, and the Netherlands to compel the social network to respect the rights of its over 60 million users in Europe.

Noyb takes note of the announcement of a suspension by Elon Musk’s network of the use of personal data after an agreement reached with the Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC), which acts on behalf of the European Union.

But it demands “a full investigation” to ensure that X fully complies” with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which requires user consent. (12/08/2024)