GoKawiilApple, Amazon, Meta and Google push always-on recording gadgets, raising consent concerns
A wave of consumer devices—Apple Watch's Audio Intelligence transcription feature, Amazon's Bee pendants, and Meta and Google smart glasses—now routinely record, transcribe or summarize audio and video from daily life. These products are designed to blend into normal appearance, often without clear signals to bystanders that they are capturing data. The trend extends recording capability beyond the device owner to everyone nearby, including strangers, colleagues, and family.