DATDAT-002 — Data Privacy and Protection Failures
Retail AI Tools Built on Non-Consensual Personal Data Scraping
4/5Sector: RetailGeography: GlobalStage: DevelopIngested: —
Executive Summary
Generative AI tools trained on scraped consumer data violate the purpose limitation principle, stripping individuals of meaningful control over their personal information. Retailers face regulatory exposure and reputational damage where data use cannot be demonstrated to meet consent requirements.
Domain
Data Management
Blindspots in data quality, privacy, bias, lineage, lifecycle, and third-party data dependencies.
Source
MIT AI Risk Repository — Generating Harms - Generative AI's impact and paths forwards (EPIC2023) ↗https://airisk.mit.edu/
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