The Spanish Data Protection Agency (AEPD) has released a guide on protecting privacy while using AI tools, outlining ten key recommendations to mitigate risks such as unauthorised data flows and the secondary use of personal information. The guide explicitly advises users against uploading personal data—particularly sensitive categories like health, financial, and geolocation information—and emphasises the importance of reviewing service terms to identify tracking mechanisms like cookies and metadata collection. It further underscores the need to respect third-party privacy by avoiding the use of others’ images or confidential professional data in AI prompts, especially when minors are involved. Recognising the limitations of AI, the AEPD suggests that users requiring psychological or specialised professional advice should consult human experts rather than relying on AI outputs. These recommendations arrive as part of a broader regulatory effort to address the “multiplier effect” of generative AI on social media, where synthetic content can lead to privacy harms like harassment or unauthorised viral dissemination.
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