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Canada’s Privacy Commissioner opens an investigation into OpenAI over ChatGPT

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Source: Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada

The Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada announced on 4 April 2023 that it had opened an investigation into OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT. The probe followed a complaint alleging that OpenAI collected, used and disclosed personal information without consent.

Why it matters

OpenAI faced a federal privacy investigation in Canada months after ChatGPT’s launch, testing how existing consent rules under PIPEDA apply to training and running chatbots.

When
4 Apr 2023
ID
WTA-N-2023-0128
Where
Canada
Who
Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada, OpenAI
Authority
Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada
Target
OpenAI
Action
investigation
Status
open · Enforcement ledger

Summary by wheresthe.ai, from Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada. Checked against the source on 9 Oct 2026.

Read the original at Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada

Source copy: download the page as saved on 18 Oct 2026 (PDF). Also held by the Internet Archive.

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WTA-N-2023-0128: “Canada’s Privacy Commissioner opens an investigation into OpenAI over ChatGPT.” wheresthe.ai, 4 Apr 2023. https://wheresthe.ai/d/ca-opc-openai-chatgpt-investigation-2023-04/ (source: Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada).

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