Italy bans ChatGPT over privacy concerns

Abeerah Hashim  - Security Expert
Last updated: November 6, 2023
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Italy bans ChatGPT over privacy concerns
  • The Italian data protection authority seeks to prohibit the use of the updated chatbot ChatGPT over data privacy concerns of Italian users.
  • The authorities say the ban is temporary, but they also want to know if OpenAI complies with data protection regulations.
  • OpenAI's ChatGPT expresses commitment to following all privacy laws to protect people's privacy.

Since launching OpenAI’s advanced chatbot ChatGPT on November 2022, no western country has banned its use.

Italy recently became the first Western country to prohibit the use of ChatGPT. Countries such as China, Russia, North Korea, and Iran have banned the AI chatbot.