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What primary action will Meta take in response to Australian regulatory scrutiny by March 31, 2025?
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Implement opt-out option • 25%
Stop data scraping in Australia • 25%
Increase transparency without opt-out • 25%
Other • 25%
Meta's official announcements or updates to Facebook and Instagram policies
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Meta Admits Scraping Australian Users' Data for AI Training Since 2007 Without Opt-Out Option
Sep 13, 2024, 08:01 AM
Meta has admitted to scraping the public data of all Australian adult users on Facebook and Instagram, including photos and posts, to train its AI models. This practice has been ongoing since 2007, and Australians are not given an opt-out option, unlike European users. Meta's global privacy director confirmed the data scraping during a parliamentary committee session. The lack of privacy regulation in Australia is cited as the reason for not providing an opt-out option. The issue has sparked regulatory scrutiny and discussions about potential new regulations to protect user data. Additionally, child photos are included in the data scraping, and the matter was addressed in a Senate inquiry.
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Acknowledges issue and takes action • 25%
Denies issue and takes no action • 25%
Acknowledges issue but takes no action • 25%
Denies issue but takes action • 25%
Reaffirm the ruling • 25%
Reverse the ruling • 25%
Issue a clarification • 25%
No action • 25%
Supportive • 25%
Neutral • 25%
Opposed • 25%
No official response • 25%
Apology and policy change • 25%
Apology without policy change • 25%
No apology but policy change • 25%
No response • 25%
Implement new user consent protocols • 25%
Discontinue facial recognition technology • 25%
Pay additional fines • 25%
Other • 25%
Issue an apology • 25%
Introduce new privacy controls • 25%
No significant response • 25%
Other • 25%
Pay the fine • 33%
Appeal the fine • 33%
Negotiate a settlement • 33%
Introduce new encryption measures • 25%
Implement employee access restrictions • 25%
Both new encryption and access restrictions • 25%
No significant changes • 25%
Yes • 50%
No • 50%
Policy change • 25%
Public apology • 25%
Legal action • 25%
No action • 25%
Meta fined • 25%
Meta settles out of court • 25%
Case dismissed • 25%
Other • 25%