GM to pay $220 million over driver data sold to insurers
Settlement with 36 attorneys general requires express consent and limits Smart Driver data; Ohio receives $8 million.
Oct 29, 20261 views
Privacy
Amazon’s New Echo Lineup Adds Cameras, AI, and a Privacy Debate
Amazon’s latest Alexa devices add cameras, smart-home hubs, and AI—pushing ambient computing while raising surveillance questions.
Oct 28, 20263 views
Google's revised privacy policy opens the door to Gmail, Drive and Photos data being used for ads
The October 16 update quietly removes a long-standing promise that sensitive app data would never inform ad personalization, raising fresh questions about Personal Intelligence.
Oct 23, 20263 views
ChatGPT's Chrome extension can now read your open tabs, bringing 'computer use' to the browser
OpenAI pushes agentic browsing into Google's own turf as reports conflict over the fate of the standalone Atlas browser
Oct 16, 20263 views
Google's Offline AI Note-Taker Lands as Recorded Meetings Turn Into Legal Evidence
A free macOS app that transcribes entirely on-device undercuts paid rivals—just as lawsuits and litigators put AI note-taking under the microscope.
Oct 8, 20264 views
Apple's AI Hardware Push Tests the Very Definition of a 'Recording'
As always-on microphones and cameras blur the line between sensing and saving, critics warn tech companies are quietly rewriting what counts as surveillance.
Oct 6, 20263 views
Amazon Delivery Drivers Are Testing Smart Glasses That Photograph 'Almost Constantly'
Bloomberg reports the AI-connected eyewear could capture thousands of images per shift — and Amazon says customers won't be able to opt out.
Sep 30, 20263 views
Meta's Muse AI agent arrives with wearables, business tools — and a trust problem
The personal agent can send emails, book travel and shop for you, but a patched exploit, internal safety flags and privacy mishaps shadow the rollout.
Sep 30, 20262 views
Discord Rolls Out Revised Global Age Verification After Privacy Backlash
The chat platform will estimate every user's age and gate age-restricted content behind proof, months after scrapping a plan that drew privacy backlash.
Sep 23, 20265 views
LG Denies 'Spy TV' Claims as Gamers Nexus Video Sparks Smart TV Privacy Reckoning
A 2-hour-15-minute investigation alleges 216 million LG sets record audio even when off. LG calls the claims false — but privacy experts and rivals' track records complicate the denial.
Sep 19, 20266 views
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