"Consumer and Privacy Advocates Reveal the 'Worst in Show' CES Products"

Consumer and privacy advocates have named the "Worst in Show" products at CES, including easily hackable lawn mowers, disposable $300 earbuds, intrusive car technology, AI-powered shopping carts pushing junk food, and internet-connected appliances with environmental impact. The judges, representing groups like Consumer Reports and the Electronic Frontier Foundation, criticized these products for jeopardizing safety, encouraging overconsumption, and normalizing privacy violations. BMW's partnership with Amazon's Alexa and Sennheiser's earbuds were among the criticized products, while Instacart's AI-powered shopping cart and Ecovacs' robot vacuum also faced scrutiny.