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OpenAI faces a class-action lawsuit for allegedly sharing user data with Meta and Google via tracking codes.Summary
OpenAI is facing a class-action lawsuit in the US District Court for the Southern District of California over claims that user conversations and personal information were shared with third parties, including Meta and Google, through online tracking technology. The lawsuit, filed by plaintiff Amargo Couture, alleges that OpenAI embedded Facebook Pixel and Google Analytics tracking codes into the ChatGPT website, which transmitted user data to outside companies in real time. The complaint argues that users believed their conversations were private while sharing sensitive information, and that the tracking technologies allowed data to be shared without full user understanding. The report also noted another similar lawsuit filed earlier this year against AI search company Perplexity. Cybersecurity expert Aras Nazarovas stated that using Google Analytics and Facebook tracking pixels is common across most websites, though not privacy-friendly, and that OpenAI's privacy policy already explains that some user information may be shared with third parties.
(Source：Times of India)