Hundreds of US cities are canceling contracts with Flock Safety, a company that provides AI-powered license plate recognition cameras, amid privacy concerns and reports that law enforcement agencies s…
Amazon announced Alexa+, a next-generation generative AI assistant, at its 2025 Devices & Services Event. Available to all US customers and free for Prime members, Alexa+ features conversational abili…
SwitchBot launched a new outdoor security camera with 3K resolution and AI event descriptions, including wildlife recognition down to the species level. The camera costs $80 with optional cloud storag…
Flock Safety's surveillance cameras, including AI-powered license plate readers and audio-detection poles, are rapidly spreading across the US, logging every car and enabling law enforcement to search…
A discussion on the Privacy Guides forum explores whether AI will render privacy efforts obsolete, with users debating increased data collection and potential countermeasures like Mullvad's DAITA VPN …
Apple's HomeKit Secure Video service is gaining AI-powered features in iOS 27, including descriptive alerts and natural-language search, making it more competitive with rivals like Ring and Google Nes…
Amazon is releasing a free software update for its Echo Hub smart display that introduces a fully customizable home screen layout and adds Ring AI's Video Search feature. The update allows users to re…
YouTube creator Benn Jordan, formerly known for music gear reviews, now investigates surveillance technology and cybersecurity flaws on his nonprofit channel. He has exposed security vulnerabilities i…
Ring is offering up to 50% off select cameras, doorbells, and security bundles throughout the month, including a $150 discount on the Wired Doorbell Pro and Floodlight Cam combo. The promotion comes a…
A Virginia man filed a class-action lawsuit against Amazon Ring on Monday, alleging its facial recognition feature violates the privacy of millions of Americans by scanning and categorizing everyone w…
Amazon-owned smart doorbell company Ring faces a class-action lawsuit alleging it illegally collected and stored facial recognition data from visitors without their consent. The lawsuit claims Ring's …
Amazon faces a class action lawsuit filed Monday in Seattle over privacy violations from its Ring doorbell cameras' Familiar Faces facial-recognition feature. Virginia resident Charles Sigwalt alleges…
Amazon was sued Monday over the facial-recognition feature in its Ring doorbells, with a Virginia resident alleging the "Familiar Faces" setting captures and stores images of passersby without their p…