MeitY probes Pronto, Snabbit over in-home camera data feeding US AI labs
India's IT ministry is examining on-demand house-help platforms Pronto and Snabbit for running physical AI training pilots with wearable cameras inside homes. Experts flag DPDP Act gaps as Indian startups pipe egocentric datasets to US labs, with the global market seen at $15.24B by 2032.
MeitY is examining in-home data collection by on-demand house-help platforms Pronto and Snabbit, which run physical AI training pilots using wearable cameras. Experts flag privacy gaps under DPDP Act as Indian startups feed egocentric datasets to US AI labs.
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Escalates a widening privacy storm: Pronto already faced backlash for training AI on in-home customer recordings, with Urban Company and Snabbit distancing themselves before MeitY opened its probe.
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