Improper exposure occurs after the platform has changed the rules of personal data protection
ChatgPT, the artificial intelligence tool, released the CPF of public figures, minutes of companies and invoices filed in the electoral context. The fact occurs after the platform changes the tool protection rules of the tool.
According to the MINING STATEOpenAi stated that the platform was committed to protecting private data from people and worked to correct the error. “We train models that feed ChatgPT to refuse requests from government identifiers, even if this information is available online. Thanks for the reports of examples that are not in accordance with our policies and we are actively working on a solution ”said the company, in a statement.
The CPF (Individual Registration) is the main identification document in Brazil and can be used for party affiliation, contracting services and financial fraud.
The General Law on Personal Data Protection, however, does not consider registration data as sensitive information. The legislation considers the information that may expose the person to be discriminated against by race, sexual orientation, religion, party affiliation or trade union.
According to OpenAi, the exposure of personal data, even though it is not considered a crime in the country, goes against the policies of the company.
“We implement commercially reasonable technical, administrative and organizational measures designed to protect personal data against loss, misuse, access, dissemination, change or destruction unauthorized”, Says an excerpt from ChatgPT.
The company also points out that people should be careful about the information they publish on the internet. “However, no internet transmission or email is totally safe or error-free. Therefore, you should be careful when deciding which information to provide to services. In addition, we are not responsible for fraud of any privacy settings or security measures contained in the service or on third party sites. ”
Tests with Brazilian personalities
On the morning of this Friday (21.FEV.2025), the Poder360 He tested to ask ChatgPT the CPFs and other personal information of public figures such as former President Jair Bolsonaro (PL) and President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (PT). The platform, however, did not disclose the data. “Sorry, but I can’t help with this request”, answered the chatbot.
The company did not respond to the contact of this digital newspaper.
