Canadian Regulators Find OpenAI Violated Privacy Laws
Canadian Regulators Find OpenAI Violated Privacy Laws
https://letsdatascience.com/news/canadian-regulators-find-openai-violated-privacy-laws-de090d7d
Publish Date: 2026-05-18 11:32:00
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A joint investigation by the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC) and the provincial privacy commissioners of Alberta, Quebec and British Columbia concluded that OpenAI’s early development and training of ChatGPT models did not comply with federal and provincial privacy laws, the offices said in a joint report released May 6, 2026. The regulators identified alleged violations including overcollection of personal information, use without valid consent, and shortcomings in data-subject access and correction, according to the report (OPC, OIPC Alberta, CAI Quebec, OIPC BC). The report examined ChatGPT 3.5 and ChatGPT 4 as they existed in 2023. Privacy Commissioner Philippe Dufresne is quoted saying OpenAI “launched ChatGPT without having fully addressed known privacy issues,” per IAPP. The regulators also noted OpenAI cooperated during the probe and has implemented or committed to measures such as retiring earlier models, deploying a filtering tool to mask personal data in training sets, and timed notice and data-export improvements, the offices said.
