OpenAI hit with US suit alleging wiretapping claims over ad tracking
By Mike Swift ( October 27, 2026, 01:08 GMT | Insight) -- OpenAI faces US court litigation alleging its advertising pixel secretly tracks consumers on advertisers’ websites, including people without ChatGPT accounts. In the latest privacy suit against an AI company alleging wiretapping violations, the plaintiffs allege OpenAI violated federal, California and Pennsylvania wiretapping laws. Plaintiffs allege the technology links browsing and purchases to identifiable individuals, without their consent.OpenAI has been hit with a lawsuit alleging its newly released tracking pixel technology violates US federal and state wiretapping laws by invisibly logging people’s visits to advertisers’ websites, even if they don’t use ChatGPT....
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