recent,MetaThe company's plan to use user data to train its artificial intelligence system has sparked widespread public concern. This plan involves not only public data but also non-public data of users. The initiative has been a big hit inU.K.Challenges have been made under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), in particular complaints from the Open Rights Group (ORG).
The organization has filed a complaint with the UK Information Commissioner's Office requesting an investigation into Meta's privacy policy. According to Meta, the data is processed on the basis of "legitimate interests," but many are skeptical, suggesting that it may violate users' privacy rights.
Meta sent an email to Facebook and Instagram users in the UK at the end of May informing them of privacy changes that were coming into effect. The changes allow Meta to use user data collected since 2007 to train its AI.Although Meta said users could opt out, Open Rights argued that the option was insufficient and that users' consent was being ignored.
Open Rights is calling on the Information Commissioner's Office to take action to ensure that the personal data of over 50 million UK users is not processed without consent. They point out that Meta has no lawful justification for the data processing and has not made clear the specific purposes for which the data is being processed.
Meta argued that they were acting in the interests of their users and said that their competitors were using similar techniques. Nonetheless, the controversy has sparked deep thoughts about data privacy and protection.