Switzerland: EDOB assessment of Meta's use of users' photos and posts for AI services training and development
Progress
Current status
concluded
21 Jun 2024 concluded
Scope
Implementers
Switzerland
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 EDOB statement on the usage of data by Meta for AI training
On 21 June 2024, the Swiss Federal Protection Department (EDOB) issued a statement about Meta's use of data for AI training. In particular, the EDOB stated that Meta agreed not to use data from adult users of Facebook and Instagram to train AI model…
SourceEvent type
inquiry
Action type
closure
Government branch
executive
Government body
data protection authority