Is Apple’s Live Rewind a privacy nightmare? Here’s how the Apple Watch feature really works — and…
- Apple debuted a new Apple Watch feature called Live Rewind
- It lets you play back audio from the last 15 seconds
- Some observers are worried it could violate people’s privacy
When Apple announced its Live Rewind feature at its Surprise and Shine event earlier this week, many observers were concerned that it would allow you to secretly record other people without their consent. After all, the tool just requires you to press a button on your Apple Watch and it plays back any audio that was captured during the last 15 seconds.
Is this feature a privacy nightmare, one that turns every Apple Watch into a “mass surveillance device,” as some people have worried? Or have people misunderstood what is happening, with Apple putting enough safeguards in place to prevent abuse and privacy violations?
Social media users seem to be divided, with some calling it “creepy and antisocial,”while others...
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