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What will be Meta's response to the backlash over data scraping in Australia by December 31, 2024?
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Meta Admits to Scraping Australian Users' Data for AI Training Since 2007 Without Opt-Out Option
Sep 11, 2024, 12:17 PM
Meta, the parent company of Facebook, has admitted to scraping the public data of all Australian adult users to train its AI models. This data collection includes photos and posts from Facebook and Instagram since 2007. Unlike European users, Australians do not have the option to opt out of this data usage, as Australian privacy laws do not require such an option. The data collection excludes private posts and child accounts, but child photos are included. This revelation has raised concerns about privacy regulations in Australia. A parliamentary committee has been informed of these practices.
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