Protect your data from Meta’s AI

Protect your data from Meta’s AI

Meta, the tech giant behind Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, is now taking another bold step into the world of artificial intelligence — and this time, your personal data is part of the plan. After months of anticipation, Meta has started rolling out new AI features across its platforms in Europe. But alongside the shiny tools and smart suggestions comes a much less glamorous reality: Meta… Source

To train its new artificial intelligence tool, Meta wants to use your public data. ...

Meta is relaunching its controversial project: to train its artificial intelligence models from the public publications of European users on Facebook and Instagram. A decision that once again raises concerns about the protection of privacy.

Meta wants to use your data for AI training. You should object. Once incorporated into AI models, your data is included forever. At the same time, the large tech companies are under legal pressure – both in the US and in Europe. While Google and Meta are struggling with cartel proceedings, Microsoft is quietly expanding its dominance in Europe.

Meta began using public data from Facebook and Instagram users to power their artificial intelligence systems...

The Icelandic Data Protection Authority (IDPC) has announced that Meta will begin training its AI by the end of May 2025 using posts, photos and comments from users of the social media platforms Facebook and Instagram in Europe. The training was previously scheduled to begin in 2024, but that decision was postponed after the Irish Data Protection Authority (IDPC), which oversees Meta in Europe, raised concerns about the legal basis and lack of t…