Basque Data Authority warns of privacy risks in ChatGPT erotic conversations
Spain's Basque Data Protection Authority warned on 27 October 2025 that ChatGPT's planned feature allowing erotic conversations poses significant privacy risks. The authority raised concerns about the collection of sensitive personal data through age verification and user tracking, and warned that intimate content breaches could cause particular harm.
What happened
The Basque Data Protection Authority (AVPD) issued a warning on 27 October 2025 about privacy risks posed by ChatGPT's new functionality allowing erotic conversations.
According to AVPD president Unai Aberasturi, users engaging in erotic conversations with ChatGPT reveal private personal data belonging to them, presenting a risk to citizens.
Reported impact
The AVPD warned that intimate conversations with the AI would require age verification potentially involving biometric data such as facial recognition.
The authority noted that digital footprints are not anonymous when using such tools, and that collected data including user identity, IP address, interaction history, metadata, conversational patterns, and conversation content can be used for profiling or to train technology. The AVPD emphasized that such personal data takes on a new dimension when it concerns intimate content, making erotic conversations through ChatGPT 'highly sensitive' content that poses significant danger in case of data breach or exposure.
Index analysis
The AVPD stated it would remain 'especially vigilant' regarding the conduct of technology platforms and called on developers to clearly inform users about what data is collected, for what purposes, and how user rights are protected.
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