February 28, 2025 10:05 AM

Canada watchdog probing X’s use of personal data in AI models’ training

Canada's privacy watchdog has opened an investigation into X, the social media platform owned by billionaire tech mogul Elon Musk, on whether its use of Canadians' personal data to train artificial intelligence (AI) models broke privacy rules. The Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada said in a statement on Thursday that it launched the probe after receiving a complaint. "The investigation will focus on the platform's compliance with federal privacy law with respect to its collection, u...