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AI wearables are quietly listening to everyone in Silicon Valley (sfstandard.com)

submitted 2 weeks ago by reboot6675@sopuli.xyz to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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TLDR: Techbros in SF are wearing AI pins that record everything everyone says around them.

“My general sense is that we should assume we are being recorded at all times,” said Clara Brenner, a partner at venture capital firm Urban Innovation Fund. “Of course, this is a horrible way to live your life.”

Damn right it is. Every day one step closer to dystopia. Fuck this shit.

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[–] Lfrith@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

Even in a tech utopia something like this existing would make it not a utopia to me, since I don't see a similarity between regular voluntary posted texts and social media submissions and a persistent recording device.

Like the social situation automatically means people who come in contact with them are being recorded against their will. When it comes to IMs in your example people can choose to participate or not, but this tech is not the case.

Unless there is some Black Mirror type built in privacy block of people showing up as glitched out avatars if they haven't opted in.

[–] FauxLiving@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Unless there is some Black Mirror type built in privacy block of people showing up as glitched out avatars if they haven’t opted in.

It looks like you've thought of an idea to solve the problem that you stated.

[–] Lfrith@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

In my tech utopia there wouldn't be Orwellian surveillance to begin with. Anyone entering with those type of devices would find it not working.

It would be a haven from the other districts where big brother is always watching and citizens are always watching each other.