Cammack Cites Nudify Apps, Fleeceware, Chinese VPNs in Critique of Apple and Google
The clip shows Rep. Kat Cammack in a congressional hearing entering multiple documents into the record to highlight alleged failures by Apple and Google. Segments cover San Francisco's recent cease-and-desist letters demanding removal of 13 AI nudify/face-swap apps used for non-consensual intimate images, with platforms accused of taking a cut of in-app purchases. It then references over 200 fleeceware scam apps generating more than 1 billion downloads and hundreds of millions in deceptive subscription revenue, and a Tech Transparency Project report on VPN apps with undisclosed Chinese company ties, including links to firms sanctioned over military connections. A Forbes article on an FBI warning about Chinese apps is also entered. The throughline argues these platforms cannot be trusted to self-police despite claiming sole responsibility for consumer protection.
Source: Mrs. Dave the Lawyer