Meta faces potential privacy violations with its Model Capability Initiative (MCI), which tracks employee mouse movements and keystrokes. While initially presented as limited to US employees, new reports reveal the program may capture emails and chats regardless of sender location, raising concerns about EU compliance and data privacy boundaries.

The tool reportedly captures data from over 200 apps and websites. Legal experts note even limited collection of EU employee data could violate GDPR rules, which require legal basis for data collection and transparency. Meta claims they've "carefully considered and mitigated potential privacy risks" in development and deployment, though questions remain about implementation.

Employees have protested the program, citing concerns about excessive data consumption and helping train their eventual replacements. Despite internal pushback, Meta maintains the tool is necessary for gathering "real examples of people completing everyday tasks" to train its artificial intelligence models.