Everything is spying on you and there’s no opting out

<figure> <img alt="" data-caption="Mark Zuckerberg, chief executive officer of Meta Platforms Inc., speaks during the Meta Connect event in Menlo Park, California, US, on Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2026. | Bloomberg via Getty Images" data-portal-copyright="Bloomberg via Getty Images" data-has-syndication-rights="1" src="https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/09/gettyimages-2235448062.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;crop=0,0,100,100" /> <figcaption> Mark Zuckerberg, chief executive officer of Meta Platforms Inc., speaks during the Meta Connect event in Menlo Park, California, US, on Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2026. | Bloomberg via Getty Images </figcaption> </figure> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">Earlier this month, Apple announced that its new Apple Watches will have the ability to continuously listen to every spoken word they detect and create summaries of whatever's going on around you. The privacy blowback was immediate and inevitable: Experts<a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-09-11/apple-s-always-listening-watch-ai-tool-could-pose-legal-risks-for-users"> warned of the legal risks</a> of using the features, especially in nonpublic spaces and states where eavesdropping laws require both parties to consent to being recorded. Many <a href="https://www.pcmag.com/opinions/siri-recap-turns-apple-watch-into-a-mass-surveillance-nightmare-apple-event">others</a> called the tech "<a href="https://www.pcworld.com/article/3232402/will-siri-recap-make-the-apple-watch-creepy-privacy-experts-weigh-in.html">creepy</a>."</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">Apple, prepared for the backlash, launched an entire page of technical details <a href="https://support.apple.com/en-us/148354">in an attempt to reassure</a> people that no, it's not spying on them. The company claimed that one feature, Liv …</p> <p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/tech/999889/spy-creep-tech-meta-glasses-apple-watches-surveillance">Read the full story at The Verge.</a></p>