Posted Jun 23, 2026 at 8:56 AM UTCJQuoteMeta pauses employee tracking tool after internal leak.Screenshots seen by Business Insider showed that data from Meta’s controversial AI training program —including employees’ private conversations, performance data, and transcriptions — could be accessed across the entire company. In a statement to the publication, Meta said:“We have carefully designed this program with privacy safeguards, and while we have no indication at this time that any data was improperly accessed by Meta employees, we’re pausing it while we investigate.”Follow topics and authors from this story to see more like this in your personalized homepage feed and to receive email updates.Jess WeatherbedLoading commentsGetting the conversation ready...The Verge DailyA free daily digest of the news that matters most.Email (required)