Records on this topic
S.D. Cal. (Couture); N.D. Cal. (Lim) · No. 3:26-cv-03000-H-GC; No. 3:26-cv-04063
Couture v. OpenAI Global, LLC (with Lim)
Parallel privacy class actions alleging that ChatGPT.com embedded Meta Pixel and Google Analytics trackers that transmitted users' queries and identifiers without consent, pleading federal wiretapping (ECPA), California Invasion of Privacy Act, and California constitutional claims.
Filed May 13 and May 5, 2026; OpenAI response and possible consolidation pending · Verified July 28, 2026
European Union · binding law
General Data Protection Regulation
The European Union's data protection regulation. It reaches most AI systems through the training data they consume, the personal data they process at inference, and Article 22's limits on decisions taken solely by automated means.
Regulation (EU) 2016/679 · Verified August 10, 2026