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Cake day: June 11th, 2023

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  • It’s recording into the device memory and then transferring to the iPhone’s device memory. It’s still recording.

    Also it says it does transcribe it. “On-device speech recognition transcribes the audio to text, and then an on-device language model generates a condensed version”

    I think this is an option that a user can enable. So it’s not something apple is doing without the users knowledge. Still, other people may not be aware they are being recorded and that the person is getting summaries of the conversation.

    I’m sure there are audio recording apps available for iWatch which could be used more nefariously. Still, I’m not sure it would be legal for a person to create and use a device that “secretly” transcribes audio, but it’s Apple so I’m sure their lawyers can figure it out.




  • When I went to Japan I thought it was really cool how people felt free to express themselves by dressing in all black or outfits that looked like costumes, or to dye their hair unusual colors like blue.

    I wish we felt free to do that in the US. Too many people looking down their noses at everyone, there’s an unspoken pressure to conform. When I see movies or videos of people from the late 90s wearing baggy pants with dyed hair (I dressed like that too) I think about how strange it looks, but then remember that that attitude is part of the problem.








  • I think one of the problems that encompasses the flock debate besides the privacy issues is the relationship that the police have with people in the United States. Most police view people as a threat and if you look at the police training they teach them to be extremely violent. During simple traffic stops most police are on edge and have an attitude like they might be violent with you. I’m just talking about the general atmosphere- I’m not even getting into all of the examples where police have killed people for no reason, falsified information to arrest innocent people, and generally abused their power.

    Did police want to wear body cams or did they want to continue without accountability? Police have a responsibility and have taken an oath. They should be required to have cameras.

    In a society where all of its parts work together towards the same goal, ALPRs would not be a problem. In the US this surveillance is very worrisome.