We can’t just change the definition of ‘recording’

October 6, 2026 Victoria Song

With AI hardware, tech companies are pushing the definition of what does and doesn't constitute a recording. For most of gadget history, it'd be reasonable to assume that a device with a microphone or camera is either recording you or it isn't; it's either on or off, without much gray area. Microphones capture sound. Cameras capture images. That data is saved onto a device. Sometimes, it's also sent to the cloud - hopefully with end-to-end encryption - for processing. That data is a preserved instant in time and is therefore a recording.

Perhaps not anymore.

Last week, Bloomberg's Mark Gurman reported that Apple is working on a smart hom …

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