Meta hit with privacy complaints over AI plans

A Vienna-based privacy campaign group filed complaints in 11 European countries against Meta, saying the global tech giant’s planned privacy policy change would allow “unlawful” use of personal data for artificial intelligence technology.

The complaints brought by the European Center for Digital Rights found out that Meta— via its new privacy policy — plans to use all public and non-public user data that it has collected since 2007 “for any undefined type of current and future AI technology”. The undefined AI technology can ingest personal data from any source and share any information with undefined “third parties” — all without getting the user’s opt-in consent required by law.