Germany: Saxon Data Protection and Transparency Commissioner issued advisory on Meta's data processing for Artificial Intelligence training

On 17 April 2025, the Saxon Commissioner for Data Protection and Transparency issued an advisory on Meta's plans to use the personal data of all adult European Facebook and Instagram users for Artificial Intelligence (AI) training from the end of May 2025. This includes public posts and photos, which will be used to improve services, including the Meta-AI chatbot on WhatsApp and language models, including Llama. The Commissioner highlighted that users have the right to object to this use of their data, while no action is required from those who consent. It was emphasised that, given current technology, data cannot be removed from the AI model once the training has occurred.