Amazon, Ring sued for alleged privacy violations from facial recognition tools - Engadget
… This is an unacceptable privacy violation." Since Amazon acquired Ring in 2018, it has faced lawsuits about hacked devices and privacy concerns . …
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Chrome downloads a 4GB AI file without user consent, researcher alleges - Engadget
… So much so that Chrome apparently downloads a 4GB file containing details for running Gemini Nano, Google's on-device LLM. Computer scientist Alexander Hanff published the details earlier this week on his website The Privacy Guy and goes into extreme detail on why this isn't a good look for Google. …
Canadian officials claim OpenAI violated federal and provincial privacy laws - Engadget
Canadian officials claim OpenAI violated federal and provincial privacy laws By Ian Carlos Campbell May 6, 2026 5:24 pm EST Philippe Dufresne, the Privacy Commissioner of Canada, has found OpenAI was "not compliant with" Canadian federal and provincial privacy laws in the training of its AI models. …
The White House proposes new AI policy framework that supersedes state laws - Engadget
… "A patchwork of conflicting state laws would undermine American innovation and our ability to lead in the global AI race." In terms of child privacy protections, the framework ask for Congress to require companies to provide tools like "screen time, content exposure and account controls" while also… …
xAI is being sued by teens who say Grok created CSAM using their photos - Engadget
… "Their lives have been shattered by the devastating loss of privacy, dignity, and personal safety that the production and dissemination of this CSAM have caused," lawyers for the teens write in the complaint, which was provided to Engadget. …
OpenAI endorses the Kids Online Safety Act - Engadget
… Privacy and digital rights groups, like the Electronic Frontier Foundation, also oppose the bill. Though KOSA has mainly been discussed in the context of social media platforms, OpenAI says the bill is "complementary" to the safety work it's already doing. …