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Canada’s Privacy Commissioner widens X probe and opens one into xAI over Grok deepfakes

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Source: Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada

Privacy Commissioner Philippe Dufresne announced on 15 January 2026 that his investigation into X Corp., opened on 27 February 2025 over the use of Canadians’ data to train AI models, now covers deepfakes made with Grok. He also opened a new investigation into xAI. Both examine whether valid consent was obtained for deepfakes, including sexually explicit images, under PIPEDA.

Why it matters

xAI and X face Canadian privacy scrutiny over non-consensual sexual images made with Grok, alongside probes by regulators in the UK and the EU.

When
15 Jan 2026
ID
WTA-N-2026-0110
Where
Canada
Who
Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada, X Corp., xAI; Philippe Dufresne
Authority
Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada
Target
X Corp.; xAI
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.

Next stop on this Storyline: What happened nextCommission opens Digital Services Act investigation into X over Grok

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WTA-N-2026-0110: “Canada’s Privacy Commissioner widens X probe and opens one into xAI over Grok deepfakes.” wheresthe.ai, 15 Jan 2026. https://wheresthe.ai/d/ca-opc-x-xai-grok-deepfakes-investigation-2026-01/ (source: Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada).

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