A few days ago we saw how ChatGPT has been blocked in Italy. The decision was made by the OpenAI company following the block order by the Privacy Guarantor Italian. But what does it mean for Europe? Considering that our country was the first in Europe to move in this direction, the other EU nations could also do the same. At least this is reported by a German newspaper. Let's see the details of the news.
ChatGPT blocked in Italy? Only the beginning reportedly. Our country has given the "there" to a meaningless fuss
According to the latest leaks, Germany may block access to the ChatGPT chatbot due to privacy concerns. That's all he reported Reuters Monday. “In principle, a similar procedure is also possible in Germany“, Ulrich Kelber, spokesman for the Federal Commissioner for Education, told the newspaper protection of the data collected, referring to the ban in Italy. Italy's national data protection authority ordered a temporary block on ChatGPT last Friday as it investigates the alleged data leak of users by the app last month.
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The Italian regulator also criticized ChatGPT for failing to notify users that it is collecting and storing their information and for not including any filters to verify the user's age. Ulrich Kelber stated that there are currently no plans to ban the chatbot in Germany. Kelber's office is currently requesting "additional information" from Italian authorities to pass on to state regulators in Germany.
Reuters he reported On Monday, French and Irish observers also contacted their Italian counterparts to discuss the investigation. The regulator Spanish said they have not received any complaints about ChatGPT, but did not rule out further investigations.
Why ChatGPT was blocked in Italy
The privacy guarantor has detected the lack of adequate information to users and all interested parties whose data is collected by OpenAI. This lack of transparency is especially concerning as ChatGPT has suffered a data breach which compromised user conversations and subscriber payment information. It has also been highlighted lack of a filter to check the age of users, which exposes minors to responses that are inappropriate to their degree of development and self-awareness. This point is particularly important since, according to the terms of use published by OpenAI, the service is aimed at people over 13 years of age.
