AI recording wearables are quietly listening to everyone in Silicon Valley
sfstandard.com
Why is everyone recording everyone else in San Francisco? Is it legal? And do you consent?

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.

    • MysteriousSophon21@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      14 hours ago

      Depends on the state - in California it’s a “two-party consent” state for private convos but public convos have no expectation of privacy, so techincally not illegal if you’re in public spaces.

    • ushmel@piefed.worldEnglish
      9·
      3 days ago

      generally speaking, recording in public is legal, and this is generally a good thing. but the laws haven’t kept up with the tech, especially covert wearables that will 100% be used mostly for creepy shit.