CES 2024: Will the Coolest New AI Gadgets Protect Your Privacy?

The report examines the privacy and cybersecurity implications of AI-powered consumer gadgets showcased at CES 2024—highlighting Baracoda’s Bmind Smart Mirror—emphasizing how data-heavy NLP/computer vision capabilities heighten risks (e.g., botnets, surveillance) amid the U.S.’s patchwork protections (COPPA, BIPA, CA SB‑327, IoT labeling, IoT Cybersecurity Improvement Act) and citing VTech’s 2018 FTC fine as a cautionary example; experts advocate privacy-by-design and stronger security baselines, pointing to EU frameworks (GDPR, AI Act, NIS2) as models that may be difficult to replicate in the U.S.