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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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. …
Chrome on Android will now let you share your approximate location - Engadget
… The feature gives you a bit more flexibility, without giving up your privacy to random websites. …
COPPA 2.0 passes the Senate again, unanimously this time - Engadget
… Many of these efforts have raised concerns about privacy regarding where and how people's personal information is stored and protected. …
Meta will let kids under 13 use WhatsApp with parent-managed accounts - Engadget
… They'll also see message requests from unknown contacts first and can adjust privacy settings from the managed device. Parent-managed accounts are PIN-protected and only the parent or guardian can make changes to privacy settings. …
Apple backs Google after EU orders Android be opened up to AI rivals - Engadget
… "The DMs draft measures raise urgent and serious concerns. If confirmed, they would create profound risks for user privacy, security, and safety as well as device integrity and performance," the company reportedly wrote. …
Meta warned by dozens of organizations that facial recognition on its smart glasses would empower predators - Engadget
… Meta paid out billions of dollars to settle biometric privacy lawsuits in Illinois and Texas and another $5 billion to the FTC for a separate privacy case partially tied to facial recognition software. …
Wired found code for an unreleased facial recognition feature in Meta's AI app - Engadget
… One decision we can be clear about — we are not building a central face database." Meta previously used facial recognition in Facebook as part of the platform's photo tagging features, but retired the technology in 2021 over privacy concerns. …
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… …
Siri AI for iPhones and iPads will be delayed indefinitely in the EU - Engadget
… On top of that, Apple said that Siri AI features and its new Apple Intelligence features won't be available in China either, since it has to work "through regulatory requirements." According to Apple, the EU's Digital Markets Act requires it to give any AI system "nearly unlimited access to a user'… …