OpenAI faces British Columbia privacy probe over Tumbler Ridge shooting
( October 28, 2026, 16:57 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: The Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner for British Columbia revealed a probe of OpenAI related to its use of personal information in the context of the Tumber Ridge mass shooting that took the lives of eight people in February 2026 after the shooter allegedly had signficant contact with ChatGPT. The OIPC says OpenAI has challenged its request for information. The OIPC said the investigation is "focused on whether the use of personal information (including as contained in and derived from prompts, uploaded content, usage data, interactions with other users) in the delivery of the service (i.e. ChatGPT responses) is one that a reasonable person would consider appropriate in the circumstances, including the potential for responses to influence behaviour."Text of OIPC statement follows in full:...
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