War is peace. Freedom is slavery. Privacy is surveillance
Great, first we had to be on the lookout for assholes wearing Rayban glasses, now we have to be wary of anyone wearing an Apple Watch…
I have an old Apple Watch and this made me wanna get rid of it.
I’ve bought into their ecosystem (mainly just because I hate every other tech giant slightly more) but they’ve really done little to impress me these past few years…
The wearer’s Watch emits an audible tone, even in silent mode, to alert those in the vicinity and provides a visual cue for those able to see the face of the device.
Nonetheless, bystanders alerted to the recording – to the extent they recognize the meaning of the tone – have not consented to being recorded, which is a legal requirement in 11 US states that have all-party consent laws.
Ok, so it actively alerts about the recording, unlike “Voice Memos” or any other audio recorder app. And so its on the onus of the user to ensure those in the conversation consent, which is and has always been the case for any sort of recording device. Apple bad, updoots to the right pls
Yeah but its OK when its Apple and not Zuckerberg who are doing it. I have no idea why Apple keeps getting away with everything they do. They could release Metas creepy smartglasses tomorrow in an aluminium finish and people would love them and excuse any privacy concerns.
that’s how you know it’s a cult
I don’t know if I’ve read of any Apple fans who don’t think this is creepy or at the very least wildly unnecessary as a feature.
People like to feel like they belong.
Except for neurospicey assholes like myself. Lol
Cult of personality and brand loyalty. They are still riding Steve Jobs’ creation of a “movement”. Bowel or otherwise.
Pervert watches to complement the pervert glasses.
Not quite:
The Facebook pervert glasses are purchased by perverts to shoot videos of their victims, and Facebook rides along to perform their privacy invasion.
Apple’s watch performs the same insane level of privacy invasion but all you get in return is a lousy text summary of what was said. Nothing to jack off on or blackmail someone with like with the Facebook spectacles.
Nothing to jack off on
Oh you sweet summer child 😂
I was thinking things like skimming credit card numbers or some creep hearing you give you phone number to the clerk and stalking you.
Video is different, but the ability to record 24/7 has all kinds of criminal possibilities.
What’s stopping the creep from doing this with any other available audio recording device right now? You don’t need an Apple Watch to do any of that.
You could make the same argument about the glasses, I guess
I think the glasses are different because they are not as easily spotted as other video recording devices. Especially when someone disables the recording indicator (that is not very visible in the first place). They can be mistaken for normales glasses more easily.
An audio recording device can record without being seen by the other party.
I think the glasses are different because they are not as easily spotted as other video recording devices.
That’s not true at all, we’ve had cheap tiny hidden bodyworn recording devices for a long time.
Instead of glasses how about a cross: https://blackpointsecurity.com/products/black-cross-necklace-hidden-spy-camera-with-dvr.html
Or maybe in a pen in your pocket: https://blackpointsecurity.com/products/mini-spy-full-hd-pen-recorder-camera.html
I was thinking things like skimming credit card numbers
You were specifically talking about pervert uses. That’s not perverted.
or some creep hearing you give you phone number to the clerk and stalking you.
That is perverted though. Touche.
Nononono apple cares about my privacy! They’re so different from Google!! /s
The audio warning chime would also not help ppl who are deaf.
I doubt their silent conversations will be picked uo
They’ve been actually listening to conversations for years, what is new is that an LLM is going to report about it to the user… which is quite ironic if you ask me.
Imagine breaking up with the one you love only to have your watch remind you about it later… pathetic
Assumably it’s a “passive” feature that you have to explicitly tell “hey keep record of that” within 15 seconds of the interaction.
So a little less doom and gloom than the headline suggests.
Edit: It seems I mixed up features. This still doesnt sound terrible. You as a user turn it on, the device emits a tone and visual cue. You can do the same thing with any number of sound recording devices out there, and they give literally zero warning they are recording.
