Snabbit, Urban Company Rule Out In-Home Recording, AI Data Capture After Pronto Backlash
India's home services platforms are drawing privacy red lines after rival Pronto's GoPro-based pilot — which allegedly filmed inside customer homes to train AI — sparked outrage. Snabbit and Urban Company publicly disavowed in-home video and AI data collection, signaling a sector-wide trust reset as gig-economy apps push deeper into private spaces.
What happened
Home services platforms Snabbit and Urban Company publicly ruled out in-home video recordings and AI data collection inside customer homes, distancing
Key facts
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Why this matters
Pronto's brand impairment opens a window to acquire its tech or talent at a discount, while partnerships with privacy-certification or on-device AI vendors could harden Urban Company/Snabbit's trust narrative.