The advocacy group NOYB (None of Your Business) stated that X’s data collection activities were “very likely” in violation of GDPR, and eight European countries have complained about them.
The Data Protection Commission (DPC) of Ireland announced on Friday that social network X has stopped collecting personal data from European users in order to build its artificial intelligence program, a move that has drawn criticism.
The DPC, which acts on behalf of the European Union, said in a statement that it “welcomes X’s agreement to suspend its processing of the personal data contained in the public posts of X’s EU/EEA users, which it processed between 7 May 2024 and 1 August 2024, for the purpose of training its AI ‘Grok’.”
In an effort to challenge the EU’s data protection regulations, the DPC, in cooperation with European regulators, has filed an urgent case with the High Court (GDPR).
DPC chairperson Des Hogan said that investigators would “continue to examine the extent to which the processing complies with the GDPR.
“Today’s developments will help us to continue protecting the rights and freedoms of X users across the EU and EEA,” he added.
The social network said it “will continue to work with the DPC about Grok and other AI matters as we have been doing since last year.”
The advocacy group NOYB (None of Your Business) stated that X’s data collection activities were “very likely” in violation of GDPR, and eight European countries have complained about them.
According to NOYB, X ought to have gotten users’ express agreement before permitting data gathering and increased user transparency about its policies.
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