Privacy Advocates Warn of EU Plan Allowing Broad AI Data Use Without Consent
September 21, 2026
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What happened
Privacy advocate Max Schrems and the organization noyb warn that a leaked EU legislative proposal could allow major AI companies like OpenAI, Google, and Meta to use Europeans' personal data for AI training without consent. This policy change could risk widespread privacy violations if enacted.
Reported impact
- Affected parties
- Not publicly disclosed
- Harm type
- Not publicly disclosed
- Scale
- Not publicly disclosed
- Financial impact
- Not publicly disclosed
- Regulatory action
- Not publicly disclosed
Classification
Relevant governance controls
Governance control mapping is not available for this record.
- No controls mapped
Not publicly disclosed
Control mapping is analytical. It does not state that any control would have prevented the incident.
Sources and evidence
OECD AI Incidents Monitor
Privacy Advocates Warn of EU Plan Allowing Broad AI Data Use Without Consent
2026-09-21