Canada: Office of the Privacy Commissioner investigation into X over alleged collection, use, and disclosure of Canadians' personal information to train artificial intelligence models
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Office of the Privacy Commissioner found X in breach of Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act consent and appropriateness requirements in relation to the generation of sexualised deepfakes
On 11 June 2026, the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC) found that X Corp., the operator of the social media platform X, and X.AI LLC (xAI), the developer of the generative AI chatbot Grok, breached the Personal Information Protectio…
Office of the Privacy Commissioner expanded investigation into X over data protection concerns pertaining to Grok's AI-generated deepfakes
On 15 January 2026, the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada expanded an ongoing investigation into X Corp pertaining to the use of the Grok chatbot to create sexualised Artificial Intelligence (AI)-generated deepfake images. The investigati…
Office of the Privacy Commissioner opened investigation into X over its alleged collection, use, and disclosure of Canadians’ personal information to train artificial intelligence models
On 27 February 2025, the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC) opened an investigation into social media platform X following a complaint regarding its handling of personal information. The investigation will assess compliance with the …