Apple adds Gemini to Siri amid privacy concerns

Apple's rollout of new features incorporating external AI infrastructure, smart home cameras, potential wearable cameras, and background conversation transcription on the Apple Watch is raising growing privacy concerns. While Apple maintains that zero-trust protections and on-device processing secure user data, critics and observers highlight the social and surveillance implications of normalizing ambient recording devices and sharing unencrypted link data for content moderation. Open article →