"Filed yesterday in California, the lawsuit claims that OpenAI's data-sharing with Google and Meta violates the California Invasion of Privacy Act, known as CIPA, as well as the Electronic Communications Privacy Act. It points specifically to OpenAI's integrations with Meta Pixel and Google Analytics, which are data-tracking and collection tools that facilitate targeted advertisements."
"ChatGPT allegedly shares your chat query topics, user IDs, and email addresses with Google and Meta, according to a new class action lawsuit filed today. pic.twitter.com/w5txL6HBCk- Rob Freund (@RobertFreundLaw) May 14, 2026"
"That said, human-like chatbots like ChatGPT are an intensely personal technology, even more so than the social media platforms that came before them. It's well-understood that millions of people turn to chatbots for emotional support and mental healthcare, with many even using ChatGPT explicitly as a therapist. For countless people, ChatGPT is a friend, confidante, or even romantic partner, to which they may divulge their innermost thoughts and feelings."
"In other words, a scroll through - or algorithmic analysis of - someone's chat queries may paint an exceptionally int"
A class action lawsuit filed in California accuses OpenAI of sharing user data, including chat query topics and personal identifying information such as emails and user IDs, with Google and Meta without proper user consent. The lawsuit claims the sharing violates the California Invasion of Privacy Act and the Electronic Communications Privacy Act. It points to OpenAI integrations with Meta Pixel and Google Analytics, which are described as data-tracking and collection tools used to support targeted advertising. The complaint frames chatbot data as exceptionally sensitive because people may use ChatGPT for emotional support, mental healthcare, and intimate personal disclosures, as well as for business, health, financial, and legal assistance. It notes that privacy policies may allow collection, storage, and sharing of consumer inputs and personal information.
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