1. The Consumer Center of North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) has issued an official warning to Meta following complaints by the privacy organization Noyb against Meta's planned use of user data from Facebook and Instagram for training AI models in eleven European countries. 2. The Consumer Center NRW criticizes Meta for attempting to implement a significant change in data usage through a simple adjustment of its privacy policy, without active consent from users. 3. Meta has been given until June 19, 2024, to submit a cease and desist declaration, after which legal action may be taken.
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