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Global joint statement by data protection and privacy authorities on AI-generated imagery
February 23, 2026 – Gatineau, Quebec
Privacy Commissioner of Canada Philippe Dufresne has joined 60 global and domestic counterparts in issuing today a joint statement on AI-generated images and videos and the protection of privacy.
The statement outlines fundamental privacy principles to help guide organizations that are developing and using AI content generation systems in order to protect individuals, including children, from potential harm caused by the creation of non-consensual content, including intimate imagery.
The signatories call on organizations to engage proactively with regulators, implement robust safeguards from the outset, and ensure that technologies are developed with appropriate protections for individuals’ privacy, dignity, safety, and other fundamental rights.
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“The use of personal information to create AI-generated images and video, including deepfakes and intimate images, poses serious risks to individuals’ fundamental right to privacy. This includes significant potential harm to children. Global regulators are working together to address this growing phenomenon and to advance the responsible development and use of generative AI.”
Philippe Dufresne
Privacy Commissioner of Canada
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