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Lawyers in 4 states say the new Apple Watch may break eavesdropping law

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Apple announced Siri Recap and Live Rewind for its new watches on 9 September. The first summarises the conversations a wearer has during the day. The second puts the last 15 seconds of speech on screen as text.

Lawyers in four US states now say the features may test state eavesdropping law. Those laws require everyone in a conversation to agree before anyone records it.

Bloomberg’s Natalie Lung put the question to attorneys in California, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania and Washington on 11 September. Those states generally prohibit intercepting a private or confidential conversation without the consent of everyone involved.

Around half a dozen more require the same, including Illinois and Florida. None of the lawyers she spoke to was convinced that Apple’s protections would shield a wearer.

Both features are opt-in and arrive in beta later this year. A user enables them when setting up the watch, or afterwards from...

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