Everything you do is being recorded(theatlantic.com)
417 points by ike_usawa 12 days ago | 354 comments
tl;dr: AI-enabled wearables (pins, pendants, glasses) that continuously record and transcribe conversations are becoming mainstream, prompting startups like Deveillance to develop countermeasures such as the Spectre I jammer. However, modern speech-recovery algorithms can strip away ultrasonic jamming and background noise, forcing researchers to explore alternatives like generating fake "anti-speech" or decoy audio. Given the massive investment behind speech-processing tech versus the small players building defenses—and the possibility of lip-reading or vibration-based recovery—privacy advocates warn this cat-and-mouse game heavily favors the surveillers.
HN Discussion:
  • Privacy already requires extreme tradecraft; article understates how far gone we are
  • ~Root problem is socioeconomic; breaking up powerful tech corporations is the real solution
  • Questions the need for yet another AI recording device when we have so many already
  • Pervasive surveillance leads to hollowing out of human thinking and autonomy
  • Skeptical that recorded data is actually meaningfully analyzed at scale