Partner and Chair of Foley Hoag’s Privacy and Data Security practice, Colin Zick, recently spoke with
CNBC about the privacy risks surrounding the rise of AI-enabled wearable ambient devices.
In the
CNBC article, “Always on, always listening: New AI devices are pushing legal limits and could put users in jeopardy,” Zick said that while these newer devices may not store audio, many state wiretapping and eavesdropping laws may be broad enough that devices producing a transcript could be in violation of those laws.
Zick also said that the wearers of AI-enabled devices could themselves be subject to legal risk under certain state laws if they do not obtain consent to transcribe conversations from other parties, explaining that “a non-wearer did not buy the watch, agree to Apple’s terms, or choose to have their conversation summarized in the app.”
Read the full article here.
