OpenAI users are losing their right to delete personal data due to a court order from a copyright lawsuit, which mandates the indefinite storage of all ChatGPT conversations. This decision conflicts with existing privacy laws in many U.S. states and countries, undermining user privacy rights that allow for data deletion. With over 300 million users sharing sensitive personal information daily, the risks of data breaches, misuse for advertising, and loss of control over personal information are significant, illustrating the essential need for privacy protections in the digital age.
This sweeping order far outstrips the needs of the case and sets a dangerous precedent by disregarding millions of users' privacy rights.
Eliminating protections for user-deleted data risks chilling beneficial uses by individuals who want to protect their privacy.
Putting users in control of their data is a fundamental piece of privacy protection.
Retained data can be sold or given away, breached by hackers, disclosed to law enforcement, or even used to manipulate a user's choices through online behavioral advertising.
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