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Privacy group files complaints against Scale AI over alleged worker surveillance
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Fusion42 · 28 October 2026 · Fusion42 review
European privacy group noyb filed complaints against Scale AI in multiple EU countries, alleging illegal surveillance of freelance workers on its Outlier platform, which is used to generate AI training data for clients including Meta, OpenAI, and Google. The complaints focus on invasive tracking like keystroke recording and biometric data violations under EU law.
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You must rethink how you track and verify gig workers or face costly fines and loss of trust. The EU’s strict biometric and surveillance rules have started to enforce limits on AI data platforms like Scale AI.
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