Privacy advocates urge FTC to reject Musk's bid to end X privacy monitoring amid AI concerns
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Ashley Belanger
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Privacy advocates are urging the FTC to reject Elon Musk's bid to end a consent decree that has monitored X's (formerly Twitter) privacy practices since 2022. The advocates argue that X's development of AI, particularly the Grok model trained on user data without consent, poses serious privacy risks and warrants increased FTC oversight, not less. They also warn that GDPR enforcement in Europe is not a substitute for FTC monitoring in the US. Former US Attorney General William Barr has submitted comments supporting X's position.
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bskyPrivacy advocates urge FTC to reject Musk's bid to end X privacy monitoring amid AI concernsarstechnica.comKey quotes
· 3 pulledX Corp.'s foray into artificial intelligence development should prompt greater FTC oversight of the company's privacy practices, not less
Musk's X poses 'serious risk to Americans' privacy,' advocates warn FTC
X is currently under investigation for its 'unauthorized collection of European users' data to train its Grok AI model without valid GDPR consent'
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