EU Parliament blocks AI tools over cyber, privacy fears: AI features on EU devices sent data to cloud, prompting the Parliament’s IT support to switch them off.

Sources:
https://www.politico.eu/article/eu-parliament-blocks-ai-features-over-cyber-privacy-fears/

https://www.theregister.com/2026/02/17/european_parliament_bars_lawmakers_from/

https://www.techradar.com/pro/eu-parliament-bans-ai-use-on-government-work-devices

#privacy #cybersecurity #security

David Bombal

The European Parliament has disabled AI features on work devices due to cybersecurity and privacy concerns. The main issues are that AI tools send data to cloud services rather than processing locally, raising questions about confidential data handling, and vulnerabilities like prompt injection attacks. The Parliament's IT department couldn't guarantee data security, so AI features remain disabled until the full extent of data sharing with service providers is clarified. This follows the EU's broader trend of strengthening data security policies and restricting foreign technology vendors.

EU bans AI over cybersecurity and privacy fears on Parliament devices