The mic recording feature is kinda interesting. When I saw it on the video I felt repulsed by the fact that Apple Watches are going to be spying on people.
Then I remembered that watches do have a voice memos app which some people may already activate all the time. And also that phones are constantly listening for assistant activation keywords. Plus, of course, the recording apps.
So, on one hand, if I try to rationalize this new recording feature, it should be no big deal. It doesn’t change the statu quo that much, and Apple has provided some safeguards to avoid anybody from being able to produce a recording of your voice uttering something. I do trust Apple in general, I don’t think they would lie, so technically the feature is pretty safe.
But still… from a visceral point of view I hate it. I can’t avoid this feeling of being spied on — a feeling which I don’t have now, or not as strongly, and maybe I already should.
What are your honest thoughts? I know lemmy hates this type of tech in general, but I would appreciate some nuanced takes from my internet friends. Thanks!
In a world with LG TVs that are recording every word you say, but people constantly argued that it was “all in your head” for years when receiving targeted advertising, I wouldn’t feel safe around it.
It’s going to be used against someone some day. Probably not you (you tell yourself). Best not to place trust in corporations, only individuals.
“Police crack Apple Watch revealing evidence that man committed vague crime, now eligible for the death penalty, more at 11.”
Do not mistake all smart displays for LG TVs just because a single investigation into that subset got popular. They all have effectively identical capabilities and public policies.
Well, that’s kind of the point, isn’t it? Apple promises that can’t happen the way they’ve designed that feature. It’s much more likely to happen with an Amazon echo or a smart tv. So why is so many people (myself included) so uncomfortable with the Apple Watch feature? Maybe it’s an irrational realization of the world we’re heading into
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The mic recording feature is kinda interesting. When I saw it on the video I felt repulsed by the fact that Apple Watches are going to be spying on people.
Then I remembered that watches do have a voice memos app which some people may already activate all the time. And also that phones are constantly listening for assistant activation keywords. Plus, of course, the recording apps.
So, on one hand, if I try to rationalize this new recording feature, it should be no big deal. It doesn’t change the statu quo that much, and Apple has provided some safeguards to avoid anybody from being able to produce a recording of your voice uttering something. I do trust Apple in general, I don’t think they would lie, so technically the feature is pretty safe.
But still… from a visceral point of view I hate it. I can’t avoid this feeling of being spied on — a feeling which I don’t have now, or not as strongly, and maybe I already should.
What are your honest thoughts? I know lemmy hates this type of tech in general, but I would appreciate some nuanced takes from my internet friends. Thanks!
In a world with LG TVs that are recording every word you say, but people constantly argued that it was “all in your head” for years when receiving targeted advertising, I wouldn’t feel safe around it.
It’s going to be used against someone some day. Probably not you (you tell yourself). Best not to place trust in corporations, only individuals.
“Police crack Apple Watch revealing evidence that man committed vague crime, now eligible for the death penalty, more at 11.”
Do not mistake all smart displays for LG TVs just because a single investigation into that subset got popular. They all have effectively identical capabilities and public policies.
Well, that’s kind of the point, isn’t it? Apple promises that can’t happen the way they’ve designed that feature. It’s much more likely to happen with an Amazon echo or a smart tv. So why is so many people (myself included) so uncomfortable with the Apple Watch feature? Maybe it’s an irrational realization of the world we’re heading into
Apple: New microphone! New dedicated chip!
EU: What for?
Apple: In your case, probably jack shit.