Apple’s Flirtation With Surveillance Tech Could Put Its Reputation to the Test
Apple seems to be edging closer and closer to touching the third rail “perv” problem that Meta has been so happy to grip with both blistered hands. It’s the next round of wearable and smart home gadgets that may introduce more sensors for the sake of letting AI get a better look at your life. The latest designs include chapstick-shaped sensors that you stick around your house, though they don’t actually record video.
- ▪Apple seems to be edging closer and closer to touching the third rail “perv” problem that Meta has been so happy to grip with both blistered hands.
- ▪It’s the next round of wearable and smart home gadgets that may introduce more sensors for the sake of letting AI get a better look at your life.
- ▪The latest designs include chapstick-shaped sensors that you stick around your house, though they don’t actually record video.
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Apple seems to be edging closer and closer to touching the third rail “perv” problem that Meta has been so happy to grip with both blistered hands. It’s the next round of wearable and smart home gadgets that may introduce more sensors for the sake of letting AI get a better look at your life. Apple may soon ask you to accept yet another camera in your home, even if it doesn’t actually record…
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