00:04Tech companies no longer seem to respect the rules of privacy and you don't even have to buy their
00:09products to be affected. Meta's glasses have made a lot of negative headlines for filming
00:13people without their knowledge or permission. But critics say this is only the beginning.
00:18Here are three examples of how tech invades our privacy and what to look out for.
00:22A watch that listens in
00:25Take the latest Apple watches. They're supposed to get new AI-powered listening features,
00:29Live Rewind lets you record the last 15 seconds of recorded speech, transcription included.
00:35To inform people close to their device, the watch plays a chime and blinks.
00:38Serial Recap is another. If you switch it on, it takes notes on your conversations
00:43throughout the day and gives you short summaries. Of course, both features require the microphone
00:48to be actively listening. Which seems like a strange move for Apple, a company that built
00:52its brand on privacy. Well, Apple says it won't store the audio files. They are processed on your
00:58watch and iPhone and delete it straight away. As to the summaries, only a condensed text goes to
01:02Apple's cloud. And both features are opt-in. But what about the people around you? Do they get a
01:08chance to opt out? Apple's own page says a snippet can be word for word. And that summaries can include
01:14names. And that warning chime? Critics say that doesn't replace consent. AI glasses that film
01:21Let's set aside influencers using AI glasses to post unconsented material of women or mean pranks.
01:27How else could your privacy be at risk? Back in 2024, two Harvard students paired MetaRay
01:32bands with face-search software and identified strangers on the street in real time. It was a
01:37demo and they never released it. But it showed what the technology can do. Meta says a small light
01:43on the frame signals when the glasses are recording. Critics say it's easy to miss. And it's not only
01:49bystanders that are at risk. By wearing the glasses, you could get into trouble yourself.
01:54Photos and videos are saved on the glasses and copied to your phone. Meta says they stay there.
01:58But ask Meta AI a question about what you're looking at. Say, in your office. And the picture
02:03and your voice go to Meta's cloud. Humans might review it. Your voice recordings are stored there
02:08for up to a year. And what you share with the AI can be used to train Meta's models. So
02:14the only real
02:14way to avoid that might be, don't use the AI features. Agents that profile your friends.
02:20This is the avatar of Meta's new AI agent, Muse. Cute, hm? But if you want to put it to
02:26work,
02:27you have to hand over your personal details, access to your email, even bank accounts.
02:31Critics are already worried. And it may go even further, potentially profiling your friends.
02:36Muse asks for access to your contacts and chats. It's your data. You can say yes. But again,
02:41same problem. Your friends never got a say. According to Wired, researchers who dug into
02:46Muse's instructions found a process that updates a profile on every person in your life. Every hour.
02:52The researchers call them dossiers. Your friends never downloaded the app and never agreed to
02:57anything like that. Meta says Muse's features are opt-in. Sound familiar? The Apple Watch,
03:02the glasses, Muse, all of them have opt-in functions. But not one of them asks the people around you.
03:08Critics argue that one person's yes shouldn't decide what happens to everyone around them.
03:13So before you switch on the next smart feature, ask yourself. What am I signing up for? Where does
03:18my data go? And who else is affected by this? Because the people around you don't know about
03:23your settings. And how much do you really know about where your data goes? That's it from me. Stay alert.
03:28Bye.
