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The Hindu
15-05-2025
- Business
- The Hindu
Meta threatened with injunction over data-use for AI training
Austrian advocacy group NOYB will seek an injunction against Meta Platforms, it said on Wednesday, that could lead to substantial claims if the tech giant goes ahead with plans to use Europeans' personal data to train its AI models. NOYB, or none of your business, led by privacy activist Max Schrems, said it had sent a cease and desist letter on Wednesday to Meta, which plans to start using personal data from European users of Instagram and Facebook from May 27. Meta has cited legitimate interest under EU privacy rules for using users' data to train and develop its generative AI models and other AI tools that can be shared with third parties. The U.S. tech giant said last month users would receive a link to a form that allows them to object to their data being used for training purposes and that private messages and public data from accounts of users under the age of 18 will not be used. Schrems criticised Meta's rationale. "The European Court of Justice has already held that Meta cannot claim a 'legitimate interest' in targeting users with advertising. How should it have a 'legitimate interest' to suck up all data for AI training?" he said in a statement. "We are currently evaluating our options to file injunctions, but there is also the option for a subsequent class action for non-material damages. If you think about the more than 400 million European Meta users who could all demand damages of just 500 euros or so, you can do the math," Schrems said. NOYB said an injunction could be filed under the EU Collective Redress, which enables consumers to pursue collective lawsuits against companies in the bloc. It set a May 21 deadline for Meta to respond. Meta rejected NOYB's arguments, saying its approach complies with guidance from the European Data Protection Board and follows discussions with the Irish privacy enforcer. "NOYB's arguments are wrong on the facts and the law," a Meta spokesperson said. "We've provided EU users with a clear way to object to their data being used for training AI at Meta, notifying them via email and in-app notifications that they can object at any time." NOYB, which last year urged EU privacy enforcers to act, said Meta could give users an option to opt-in rather than opt-out and also provide clear conditions for AI training, such as using anonymised user data, in line with EU privacy rules.
Indian Express
14-05-2025
- Business
- Indian Express
Advocacy group threatens Meta with injunction over data-use for AI training
Austrian advocacy group NOYB will seek an injunction against Meta Platforms, it said on Wednesday, that could lead to substantial claims if the tech giant goes ahead with plans to use Europeans' personal data to train its AI models. NOYB, or none of your business, led by privacy activist Max Schrems, said it had sent a cease and desist letter on Wednesday to Meta, which plans to start using personal data from European users of Instagram and Facebook from May 27. Meta has cited legitimate interest under EU privacy rules for using users' data to train and develop its generative AI models and other AI tools that can be shared with third parties. The U.S. tech giant said last month users would receive a link to a form that allows them to object to their data being used for training purposes and that private messages and public data from accounts of users under the age of 18 will not be used. Schrems criticised Meta's rationale. 'The European Court of Justice has already held that Meta cannot claim a 'legitimate interest' in targeting users with advertising. How should it have a 'legitimate interest' to suck up all data for AI training?' he said in a statement. 'We are currently evaluating our options to file injunctions, but there is also the option for a subsequent class action for non-material damages. If you think about the more than 400 million European Meta users who could all demand damages of just 500 euros or so, you can do the math,' Schrems said. NOYB said an injunction could be filed under the EU Collective Redress, which enables consumers to pursue collective lawsuits against companies in the bloc. It set a May 21 deadline for Meta to respond. Meta rejected NOYB's arguments, saying its approach complies with guidance from the European Data Protection Board and follows discussions with the Irish privacy enforcer. 'NOYB's arguments are wrong on the facts and the law,' a Meta spokesperson said. 'We've provided EU users with a clear way to object to their data being used for training AI at Meta, notifying them via email and in-app notifications that they can object at any time.' NOYB, which last year urged EU privacy enforcers to act, said Meta could give users an option to opt-in rather than opt-out and also provide clear conditions for AI training, such as using anonymised user data, in line with EU privacy rules.
Time of India
14-05-2025
- Business
- Time of India
Advocacy group threatens Meta with injunction over use of EU data for AI training
HighlightsThe Austrian advocacy group None of Your Business is seeking an injunction against Meta Platforms, which could result in billion-euro damages if the company uses European users' personal data for artificial intelligence model training. Privacy activist Max Schrems criticized Meta's claim of 'legitimate interest' for using users' data, referencing a previous European Court of Justice ruling that found Meta could not use this rationale for targeted advertising. None of Your Business set a deadline of May 21 for Meta to respond and suggested that the company could offer users an opt-in option for data use, as well as comply with EU privacy regulations by utilizing anonymized data. Austrian advocacy group NOYB said on Wednesday it would seek an injunction against Meta Platforms that could lead to billion-euro damages claims if the tech giant goes ahead with plans to use Europeans' personal data to train its artificial intelligence models. NOYB (none of your business), led by privacy activist Max Schrems , said it had sent a cease and desist letter on Wednesday to Meta which plans to start using personal data from European users of Instagram and Facebook from May 27. Meta has cited a legitimate interest under EU privacy rules for using users' data to train and develop its generative AI models and other AI tools, which can be shared with third parties. The U.S. tech giant said last month that users would receive a link to a form where they can object to their data being used for training purposes and that private messages and public data from accounts of users under the age of 18 will not be used in the training. Schrems criticised Meta's rationale. "The European Court of Justice has already held that Meta cannot claim a 'legitimate interest' in targeting users with advertising. How should it have a 'legitimate interest' to suck up all data for AI training?" he said in a statement. "We are currently evaluating our options to file injunctions, but there is also the option for a subsequent class action for non-material damages. If you think about the more than 400 million European Meta users who could all demand damages of just 500 euros or so, you can do the math," Schrems said. NOYB said an injunction could be filed under the EU Collective Redress which enables consumers to pursue collective lawsuits against companies in the bloc. It set a May 21 deadline for Meta to respond. NOYB, which last year called on EU privacy enforcers to act, said Meta could give users an option to opt-in rather than opt-out and also provide clear conditions for AI training such as using anonymised user data, in line with EU privacy rules.
Time of India
14-05-2025
- Business
- Time of India
Advocacy group threatens Meta with injunction over use of EU data for AI training
Austrian advocacy group NOYB said on Wednesday it would seek an injunction against Meta Platforms that could lead to billion-euro damages claims if the tech giant goes ahead with plans to use Europeans' personal data to train its artificial intelligence models. NOYB (none of your business), led by privacy activist Max Schrems, said it had sent a cease and desist letter on Wednesday to Meta which plans to start using personal data from European users of Instagram and Facebook from May 27. Meta has cited a legitimate interest under EU privacy rules for using users' data to train and develop its generative AI models and other AI tools, which can be shared with third parties. Play Video Pause Skip Backward Skip Forward Unmute Current Time 0:00 / Duration 0:00 Loaded : 0% 0:00 Stream Type LIVE Seek to live, currently behind live LIVE Remaining Time - 0:00 1x Playback Rate Chapters Chapters Descriptions descriptions off , selected Captions captions settings , opens captions settings dialog captions off , selected Audio Track default , selected Picture-in-Picture Fullscreen This is a modal window. Beginning of dialog window. Escape will cancel and close the window. Text Color White Black Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Opacity Opaque Semi-Transparent Text Background Color Black White Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Opacity Opaque Semi-Transparent Transparent Caption Area Background Color Black White Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Opacity Transparent Semi-Transparent Opaque Font Size 50% 75% 100% 125% 150% 175% 200% 300% 400% Text Edge Style None Raised Depressed Uniform Drop shadow Font Family Proportional Sans-Serif Monospace Sans-Serif Proportional Serif Monospace Serif Casual Script Small Caps Reset restore all settings to the default values Done Close Modal Dialog End of dialog window. The U.S. tech giant said last month that users would receive a link to a form where they can object to their data being used for training purposes and that private messages and public data from accounts of users under the age of 18 will not be used in the training. Schrems criticised Meta's rationale. Live Events "The European Court of Justice has already held that Meta cannot claim a 'legitimate interest' in targeting users with advertising. How should it have a 'legitimate interest' to suck up all data for AI training ?" he said in a statement. Discover the stories of your interest Blockchain 5 Stories Cyber-safety 7 Stories Fintech 9 Stories E-comm 9 Stories ML 8 Stories Edtech 6 Stories "We are currently evaluating our options to file injunctions, but there is also the option for a subsequent class action for non-material damages. If you think about the more than 400 million European Meta users who could all demand damages of just 500 euros or so, you can do the math," Schrems said. NOYB said an injunction could be filed under the EU Collective Redress which enables consumers to pursue collective lawsuits against companies in the bloc. It set a May 21 deadline for Meta to respond. NOYB, which last year called on EU privacy enforcers to act, said Meta could give users an option to opt-in rather than opt-out and also provide clear conditions for AI training such as using anonymised user data, in line with EU privacy rules.
The Star
14-05-2025
- Business
- The Star
Advocacy group threatens Meta with injunction over use of EU data for AI training
Meta logo is seen in this illustration taken, August 22, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration BRUSSELS (Reuters) -Austrian advocacy group NOYB said on Wednesday it would seek an injunction against Meta Platforms that could lead to billion-euro damages claims if the tech giant goes ahead with plans to use Europeans' personal data to train its artificial intelligence models. NOYB (none of your business), led by privacy activist Max Schrems, said it had sent a cease and desist letter on Wednesday to Meta which plans to start using personal data from European users of Instagram and Facebook from May 27. Meta has cited a legitimate interest under EU privacy rules for using users' data to train and develop its generative AI models and other AI tools, which can be shared with third parties. The U.S. tech giant said last month that users would receive a link to a form where they can object to their data being used for training purposes and that private messages and public data from accounts of users under the age of 18 will not be used in the training. Schrems criticised Meta's rationale. "The European Court of Justice has already held that Meta cannot claim a 'legitimate interest' in targeting users with advertising. How should it have a 'legitimate interest' to suck up all data for AI training?" he said in a statement. "We are currently evaluating our options to file injunctions, but there is also the option for a subsequent class action for non-material damages. If you think about the more than 400 million European Meta users who could all demand damages of just 500 euros or so, you can do the math," Schrems said. NOYB said an injunction could be filed under the EU Collective Redress which enables consumers to pursue collective lawsuits against companies in the bloc. It set a May 21 deadline for Meta to respond. NOYB, which last year called on EU privacy enforcers to act, said Meta could give users an option to opt-in rather than opt-out and also provide clear conditions for AI training such as using anonymised user data, in line with EU privacy rules. (Reporting by Foo Yun Chee; Editing by Susan Fenton)
