Google has confirmed that its AI-powered Ask Photos feature is currently unavailable to users in Texas and Illinois. The company cited ongoing efforts to determine how to expand access, while industry observers link the restriction to recent state settlements over biometric data collection in Google Photos. Both Ask Photos and the related Conversational Editing tool rely on facial recognition, which raises legal challenges under state privacy laws that require explicit consent from subjects captured in photos. Read more →

AT&T has reached a proposed $177 million settlement to resolve class‑action lawsuits stemming from two major data breaches – one in 2019 that exposed personal information of more than 70 million people and another in 2024 that compromised the phone records of about 109 million customers. The settlement, preliminarily approved by U.S. District Judge Ada E. Brown, will pay out to eligible claimants through Kroll Settlement Administration. Affected customers must submit claims by the November 2025 deadline to receive compensation, with payouts ranging from a few hundred dollars to several thousand depending on documented losses. Read more →

AT&T has reached a proposed $177 million settlement to resolve class‑action lawsuits stemming from two major data breaches – one in 2019 that exposed personal information of more than 70 million people and another in 2024 that compromised the phone records of about 109 million customers. The settlement, preliminarily approved by U.S. District Judge Ada E. Brown, will pay out to eligible claimants through Kroll Settlement Administration. Affected customers must submit claims by the November 2025 deadline to receive compensation, with payouts ranging from a few hundred dollars to several thousand depending on documented losses. Read more →

AT&T has reached a proposed $177 million settlement to resolve class‑action lawsuits stemming from two major data breaches – one in 2019 that exposed personal information of more than 70 million people and another in 2024 that compromised the phone records of about 109 million customers. The settlement, preliminarily approved by U.S. District Judge Ada E. Brown, will pay out to eligible claimants through Kroll Settlement Administration. Affected customers must submit claims by the November 2025 deadline to receive compensation, with payouts ranging from a few hundred dollars to several thousand depending on documented losses. Read more →

AT&T has reached a proposed $177 million settlement to resolve class‑action lawsuits stemming from two major data breaches – one in 2019 that exposed personal information of more than 70 million people and another in 2024 that compromised the phone records of about 109 million customers. The settlement, preliminarily approved by U.S. District Judge Ada E. Brown, will pay out to eligible claimants through Kroll Settlement Administration. Affected customers must submit claims by the November 2025 deadline to receive compensation, with payouts ranging from a few hundred dollars to several thousand depending on documented losses. Read more →

AT&T has reached a proposed $177 million settlement to resolve class‑action lawsuits stemming from two major data breaches – one in 2019 that exposed personal information of more than 70 million people and another in 2024 that compromised the phone records of about 109 million customers. The settlement, preliminarily approved by U.S. District Judge Ada E. Brown, will pay out to eligible claimants through Kroll Settlement Administration. Affected customers must submit claims by the November 2025 deadline to receive compensation, with payouts ranging from a few hundred dollars to several thousand depending on documented losses. Read more →