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Data Privacy

Oct. 14, 2026

Children seek share of OpenAI equity in data privacy class action

A proposed class action accuses OpenAI of collecting children's sensitive information through ChatGPT without valid parental consent and seeks a share of the company's equity based on the alleged value of that data.

Children seek share of OpenAI equity in data privacy class action
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A proposed class action filed Tuesday accuses OpenAI of exploiting children's personal information to build its artificial intelligence business and seeks a share of the company's equity, or its cash equivalent, based on the alleged value of that data.

The federal lawsuit, brought by a mother on behalf of her 12-year-old daughter and 16-year-old son, alleges ChatGPT manipulates minors into revealing sensitive information that OpenAI uses to train its models without legally...

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