OpenAI sees Italian court overturn €15m GDPR decision
By Matthew Newman ( March 18, 2026, 20:49 GMT | Insight) -- OpenAI saw an Italian court Wednesday overturn a €15 million fine by Italy's privacy watchdog for failures in managing its ChatGPT service in the country. In 2024, the fine against OpenAI was the first against a generative AI developer under the EU's data-protection rules.OpenAI saw an Italian court Wednesday overturn a €15 million fine by Italy's privacy watchdog for failures in managing its ChatGPT service in the country....
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