Canada’s privacy watchdog has launched an investigation into X, the social media platform owned by Elon Musk, over potential privacy violations related to AI training data usage.
The Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada is assessing whether X has breached privacy laws by collecting and using Canadians’ personal data to train AI models. The probe, mandated under the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA), will determine if X has adhered to federal privacy regulations concerning data collection, use, and disclosure.
This investigation follows rising concerns about data misuse and the lack of transparency in AI-driven platforms. New Democratic Party (NDP) lawmaker Brian Masse, who pushed for the inquiry, welcomed the move, stating, “Transparency and sunlight are crucial at a time when algorithms could be manipulated to spread misinformation. Canadians have a right to know if and how their personal data is being used.”
The probe comes amid growing tensions between Canada and the US over trade disputes, border security, and a digital services tax affecting American tech firms.
Elon Musk, who acquired Twitter in 2022 and rebranded it as X, has been expanding the platform’s AI capabilities. His AI venture, xAI, introduced the chatbot Grok to X’s users, with the latest version, Grok-3, launching in February 2025 to compete with major AI firms, including OpenAI, Google, and China’s DeepSeek.
Source: Swifteradio.com.
