Author: Al Jazeera
Published on: 24/11/2025 | 00:00:00
AI Summary:
Meta (which owns Facebook, Instagram, Threads and WhatsApp), Google and LinkedIn have all rolled out AI app features. Recommended Stories list of 3 items list 1 of 3AI investments are pulling the US economy forward. Anthropic’s AI hacking claims divide experts list 3 of 3EU moves to ease AI, privacy rules amid pressure from Big Tech. Meta announced a new policy to take effect December 16. That policy does not result in your direct messages, photos and voice messages being fed into its AI tool. The policy involves how Meta will customise users’ content and advertisements based on how they interact with Meta AI. If users ask questions of Meta AI using its voice feature, Meta says the AI tool will use the microphone only when users give permission. WhatsApp users can deactivate the option to talk with Meta AI in their chats. The X post inaccurately advised people to submit this form to opt out. But the form is simply a way to report when Meta’s AI supplies an answer that contains someone’s personal information. Google can also access people’s data when they have smart features activated in their Gmail and Google Workplace settings. Turning off Gmail’s smart features can stop Google’s AI from accessing Gmail. California lawsuit accuses Gemini of spying on users’ private communications. The lawsuit claims the Google policy update violates California’s 1967 Invasion of Privacy Act. If people don’t want their conversations used to train Google AI, they can use “temporary” chats or chat without signing into their Gemini accounts. Otherwise, opting out of having Google’s AI in Gmail, Drive and Meet requires turning off smart features in settings. LinkedIn Social media claim: Starting November 3, “LinkedIn will begin using your data to train AI” – November 2 Instagram post with more than 1 To remove your data from being used for training purposes, go to data privacy, click on the option that says “Data for Generative AI Improvement” and then turn off the feature that says „use my data for training content creation AI models.” And to opt out of targeted, personalised ads, turn off ads on LinkedIn.
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