Italy: Data protection investigation into Luka/Replika
Progress
Current status
under investigation
02 Feb 2023 under investigation
Scope
Implementers
Italy
Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Data protection regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
ML and AI development
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
data protection authority
Implementation Level
national
Timeline of events
Issued provisional order banning Luka/Replika from processing Italian users' data
On 2 February 2023, the Italian Data Protection Agency (DPA) issued a provisional order banning Luka, the developer and operator of the Artificial Intelligence-powered chatbot Replika, from processing the personal data of Italian users. The United …
SourceEvent type
investigation
Action type
interim ruling
Government branch
executive
Government body
data protection authority