AI/Privacy

AI/Privacy

Meta must face August trial over claims it addicted children to Facebook and Instagram

The case is scheduled for an August trial in Oakland and could shape how far states can go in treating social-media design as a consumer-protection issue.

AI/Privacy

Google ordered to pay Klarna $1.5 billion in shopping-search antitrust case

The case stems from Google’s long-running European antitrust fight over whether it unfairly favored Google Shopping in search results.

Money

Washington Post hit with class-action lawsuit alleging it used a decade of reader data to set higher subscription prices for its most loyal readers

Growing awareness of "surveillance pricing" lands a prominent defendant

AI/Privacy

Meta quietly removes facial recognition code after backlash over smart glasses app

Consumer groups warn the move may be temporary and are calling for stronger biometric privacy laws and enforcement

AI/Privacy

Nearly 1 in 5 young Americans turning to AI chatbots for mental health help, study finds

The number seeking help online is roughly the same as the number seeking help from professionals, study cautions

AI/Privacy

Meta’s Smart Glasses Renew Privacy Concerns as Adoption Grows

Competition is likely to increase the number of similar devices in the near future.

AI/Privacy

Meta’s smart glasses may be getting facial recognition, reigniting privacy fears

The unreleased system could allow wearers to identify people in public and receive alerts when a face is recognized

AI/Privacy

Amazon sued over Ring facial recognition feature as privacy concerns resurface

The suit targets Ring’s AI-powered “Familiar Faces” feature, which can identify and label visitors, friends and family members for homeowners

AI/Privacy

Erin Brockovich launches nationwide AI data center map, asks residents to report local impacts

The project highlights concerns about electricity demand, water consumption, noise, e-waste and rising utility costs

AI/Privacy

Google’s Gemini AI shopping push raises new questions about hidden advertising and paid product placement

Ads, paid placements, sponsored content, user reviews - is there a difference anymore?

AI/Privacy

Texas probing Meta Glasses, Disney being sued for allegedly using facial recognition at its parks

Meta subcontractors in Kenya monitoring Texans' movements, the state charges

Consumer Protection

New law requires platforms to honor victims' requests for removal of intimate images

The measure is intended to make it easier to provide "recourse against digital exploitation and extortion"