Meta pauses an AI training program that tracks employees' keystrokes after a companywide leak

Meta founder, chairman, and CEO Mark Zuckerberg. Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images Data from Meta's AI training program was accessible across the company, screenshots showed. The leak, which exposed employee conversations and keystrokes, is causing backlash within Meta. Meta said it has paused the training program while investigating the incident. Meta is pausing an internal AI training program after sensitive data was accessible across the entire company, according to screens...

Meta to US employees: We’re installing tracking software; later confirms private data leak

Meta has paused its controversial Model Capability Initiative (MCI), the AI tracking program that logged US employees' keystrokes, mouse clicks, and screen activity, after an internal leak exposed sensitive data across 45,000 tables companywide. The breach laid bare private conversations, transcriptions, and performance data, confirming the exact security risk over 1,600 workers had warned about in a petition. Meta says it is now investigating the incident.

By TOI TECH DESK

Meta halts AI training project tracking employees after internal security lapse

Meta to pause internal mouse-tracking tech while examining data security issues

Meta said on Monday it will pause an internal program that tracks ​employee mouse movements and digital activity for AI training as the ‌social media giant investigates data security concerns. The company’s announcement follows revelations that sensitive employee data, intended to monitor digital interactions within Meta’s internal systems, was accessible to all Meta ​staffers, according to documents […]

By Abubakar Ibrahim