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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Technology
Mark Sweney

EXPLAINED: Uk data watchdog issues snapchat enforcement notice over ai chatbot | Rare Historical Photos

SnapChat on a phone and  My IA sign in background
Snap launched the My AI feature for users of Snapchat+, the social media site’s subscription service, in February. Photograph: Jonathan Raa/NurPhoto/Shutterstock

Snapchat could face a fine of millions of pounds after the UK data watchdog issued it with a preliminary enforcement notice over the alleged failure to assess privacy risks its artificial intelligence chatbot may pose to users and particularly children.

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) said it had provisionally found that the social media app’s owner failed to “adequately identify and assess the risks” to several million UK users of My AI, including among 13- to 17-year-olds.

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