Keilik comments on ChatGPT access to Apple Messages is dangerous and irresponsible

[–] Keilik@lemmy.world 1 point 2 months ago (4 children)

In states without single party consent, both/all parties involved have to give consent to have their communications recorded. If one person consents for ChatGPT and the other doesn’t, then it would be a violation unless you specifically tell everyone that all messages going forward will be sent and read by ChatGPT.

At least I’m relatively sure, but something about ChatGPT not being a sentient entity or something might invalidate it but it’s an interesting question.

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[–] TheTechnician27@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (3 children)

That's not true whatsoever. The act of sending a text message is already creating a record on the other device – that's literally the entire point. You can't sue somebody in a two-party consent state because they showed their friend Kevin all of the text messages you sent them, and the same applies to feeding it straight into ChatGPT.

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[–] Keilik@lemmy.world -1 points 2 months ago (2 children)

But it is because by sending messages back and forth shows consent between those parties. If Kevin sees text messages that he was not supposed to and then uses that information for harmful purposes he could be found liable, as clearly that was not the intent or Kevin would have been told himself either in a group message or individually.

It’s not just how the information is gathered but how it is used, and in ChatGPT’s circumstances there’s no other logical use for those messages other than monetization.

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[–] TheTechnician27@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago* (1 child)

You're making up ad hoc nonsense out of thin air. Literally nothing you're saying is true, and you can't will it into existence just because it's what you want to be true or because it sounds plausible to you. You've cited absolutely nothing to substantiate your point, and the onus is on you because you're the one saying it's against the law.

Incidentally, you haven't even mentioned a state; you're just saying this is true in all two-party consent states, which is fucking wild and shows you have not the faintest idea what you're talking about.

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[–] Keilik@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

Looking closer it appears that this would probably fall under the stored communications act, since it relates to electronic messages not intercepted real time and no one has attempted to prove texts would fall under eavesdropping/wiretapping laws, presumably because they are covered under the SCA.

That being said, under 18 USC 2702 “Voluntary disclosure of customer communications or records” I think there’s actually a stronger argument under that law. You would either have to argue that ChatGPT is a provider or that they are an intended recipient, which goes back to my original point about all parties consenting to ChatGPT obtaining the content of their messages.

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