The company that owns and operates ChatGPT OpenAI has been hit with yet another lawsuit in California.

The lawsuit filed in the Southern District of California alleges that OpenAI collected information from users of ChatGPT and sold that information to Meta and Google.

This is yet another lawsuit against OpenAI with a different lawsuit filed earlier this week alleging that ChatGPT enabled the Florida State University (FSU) shooter.

According to the Lawsuit: 'Plaintiff brings this action on behalf of themself and other similarly situated individuals defined as all persons who, during the class period, had their personally identifiable information and communications with ChatGPT disclosed to third party entities, as a result of using the Website.'

'Defendant intercepted communications that include, but are not necessarily limited to, communications to/from Plaintiff and Class Members regarding PII, including their identities and information related to the specific queries they entered into ChatGPT. This confidential information is then monetized for targeted advertising purposes, among other things,' the lawsuit continued.

'By intentionally disclosing or endeavoring to disclose Plaintiff's and Class Members' electronic communications to the Third Parties, while knowing or having reason to know that the information was obtained through the interception of an electronic communication in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2511(1)(a), Defendant violated 18 U.S.C. § 2511(1)(c).'

According to the lawsuit OpenAI violated four federal and state laws and statutes.

Count one is 'Violation of the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, 18 U.S.C. § 2511, et seq.'

Counts two and three are 'Violations of the California Invasion of Privacy Act Cal. Penal Code § 631and 632.'

The purpose of the The California Invasion of Privacy Act is to protect the right of privacy of the people of [California] from the threat posed by 'advances in science and technology [that] have led to the development of new devices and techniques for the purpose of eavesdropping upon private communications.'

Source: International Business Times UK