Everything You Do Is Being Recorded
The rise of AI-enabled recording devices is prompting concerns about privacy and surveillance. Start-ups like Deveillance are developing technologies to counteract these devices, such as the Spectre I, which aims to prevent unauthorized recording. As surveillance technology evolves, so too do the methods to combat it, leading to an ongoing arms race between surveillance and counter-surveillance.
- ▪AI-enabled recorders are becoming more common, raising privacy concerns for everyday individuals.
- ▪Deveillance has created a device called Spectre I to help prevent unauthorized recording.
- ▪The development of surveillance technologies often leads to the creation of countermeasures, creating a cycle of advancement.
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TechnologyEverything You Do Is Being RecordedIs there any way of fighting back?By Ross AndersenIllustration by The Atlantic. Source: Getty.May 18, 2026, 8:24 AM ET ShareSave Listen−1.0x+Seek0:0010:02Anthony “Bingy” Arillotta waited years to become a made man in the Genovese crime family, and when at last the call came in August 2003, he followed directions to the letter. According to sworn testimony, Arillotta was summoned to a steak house in the Bronx, where he was made to hand over his cellphone, beeper, and jewelry before being driven to an apartment building. When he got there, he was taken to a small bathroom and strip-searched for electronic devices.
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