The Brazilian government has demanded explanations from the social network X regarding its new privacy policy, which aims to use customer data to feed and train its artificial intelligence programs. The National Data Protection Authority (ANPD), affiliated with the Ministry of Justice, requested a representative from X to clarify the details of this new policy, which will take effect on November 15. The platform has notified customers that the new rules allow the use of their data for training Grok, its artificial intelligence robot, without providing clear guidance on how users can oppose this practice.
Meta, the company that owns Instagram, Facebook, and Whatsapp, has been authorized by the Brazilian government to use customer data to feed its artificial intelligence programs, committing to inform users about how they can reject or authorize such use. In this regard, Meta has sent emails to its customers detailing the changes in the privacy policy and the available options to refuse the use of their data in this manner.
The Ministry of Justice issued the warning to X just two weeks after the Supreme Court of Brazil lifted the suspension that had blocked the platform for a month and a half. This measure had been imposed by Judge Alexandre de Moraes of the Supreme Federal Court due to the company's repeated refusal to comply with court orders related to profiles accused of spreading anti-democratic messages. The lifting of the ban required X to remove the questioned profiles and pay contempt fines amounting to 28.6 million reais (4.7 million euros).
In summary, the Brazilian government is demanding clarifications from X regarding the use of its customers' data for artificial intelligence, while the company struggles to comply with legal regulations and restore its operations in the country after the previous judicial blockade.
