data protection

"Organisations who want to use people's personal details to train or use generative AI models need to comply with all their data protection obligations, and take the necessary extra steps when it comes to processing the data of children."

The House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform and the Federal Trade Commission have also sent letters to 23andMe recently inquiring about data protection.

The Conservatives said they had consulted their data protection officer Andy Steadman, who had said this was not a party issue.

"Organisations are accountable for demonstrating their ongoing compliance with data protection law and we will act should they fail to safeguard people's data protection rights".

The council said it "must act within the law when dealing with such information, including laws ensuring children's privacy, data protection laws, and employment laws".