Source: The New York Times
Summary
Apple’s new smartwatch features include voice transcription and ambient conversation summarization, according to a report. The company said the devices won’t save raw audio. Privacy concerns have been raised about consent and how people behave when aware of potential recording. Experts and users are questioning the implications of these features. The company has not commented further on the issue.
Our Reading
The launch follows a familiar script.
New features that let the watch transcribe and summarize speech are being sold as helpful.
But the same tech has been around for years.
Apple is just rebranding old ideas as new.
The real question is why anyone would trust a company that keeps promising privacy but keeps finding new ways to collect data.
Original observation: Apple’s latest trick is just another way to make you feel watched, but not in a bad way—just in a subtly creepy way.
Author: Evan Null
