Source: NOYB

NOYB (None of Your Business) and the Verbraucherzentrale NRW have formally requested Meta to cease and desist from training its AI systems using personal data of European users without explicit consent. This legal action highlights privacy violations under the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

The complaint stresses that Meta’s data processing for AI development infringes on users’ rights to data protection and requires proper legal basis. The consumer protection groups demand enforcement to halt such practices and ensure compliance with EU laws.

This case exemplifies ongoing tensions between major tech companies’ AI ambitions and European privacy regulations aimed at safeguarding user data.