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Musk’s X poses “serious risk to Americans’ privacy,” advocates warn FTC
FTC urged to reject Elon Musk’s bid to end X monitoring amid AI concerns.
TL;DR
- Advocates are urging the FTC to reject X's request to terminate audits of its data handling, citing serious risks to privacy.
- X argues the FTC order is burdensome and duplicative due to rebranding and GDPR compliance, but advocates refute this.
- Concerns include X's AI training using posts without explicit consent, the Grok chatbot's development, and past data leaks.
- Advocates state Musk's changes have heightened privacy risks, necessitating continued FTC oversight.
- Former US Attorney General William Barr supports X, calling FTC information demands excessive.
- Legal analysis cited by X to support its claims is disputed by advocates.
- The FTC's monitoring is crucial, and GDPR compliance is not a substitute, especially as X faces EU investigation.
- Advocates warn that ending the order would remove key deterrence and accountability mechanisms against a 'known repeat offender'.