How to stop Meta, OpenAI, and Apple from training AI on your data in the UK

The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) published a report in October stating that training foundation models involves processing personal data, so individuals have the right to submit requests to developers about that data. These rights apply to both first-party and third-party data. The ICO noted concerns about the accessibility and effectiveness of some developers' mechanisms for exercising rights such as access, erasure, and objection. Meta has established dedicated mechanisms for users and non-users, including an objection process for first-party data and a separate form for third-party data subjects, requiring the prompt and a screenshot of the output. OpenAI allows users to turn off the use of conversations for training via Settings > Data controls. Anthropic lets users contact them about personal data use but does not guarantee it will stop using it, citing technical limitations. Apple does not use personal AI to train its models but trains on public web pages viewed by Applebot; individuals can object via the Apple Intelligence Privacy Inquiries form, and website owners can block AI training by adding specific lines to robots.txt. The ICO emphasizes that developers must provide clear, accessible mechanisms for enabling and responding to requests, including information about limitations and refusal rationale, subject to limited UK GDPR exemptions.

(Source：Hotminute)