Apple's smart home camera reportedly won't record video

(theapplepost.com)

9 points by mikelgan1 hour ago

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m46352 minutes ago
sound like they are trying.Unfortunately apple devices collect EXTREME amounts of telemetry, you are opted-in by default, and much of it is impossible to opt-out of.
- JumpCrisscross40 minutes ago
 I so sorely lost faith in Apple when they started serving ads in Maps. I know they're trying to be privacy preserving. But a compromised value isn't a value, it's a guideline.
 - iambenm24 minutes ago
 The number of ads I have gotten lately about buying ads on Apple Maps has me glad I'm not using Apple Maps. It turns out they're just late to the ad game, not opposed to it.
 - Citizen_Lame35 minutes ago
 Privacy was simply a marketing scheme, not an actual conviction.
- artisinal36 minutes ago
 You can disable analytics sharing in the settings menu of iOS.
 - bangonkeyboard31 minutes ago
 "They found the analytics control and other privacy settings had no obvious effect on Apple’s data collection—the tracking remained the same whether iPhone Analytics was switched on or off." (<a href="https://gizmodo.com/apple-iphone-analytics-tracking-even-when-off-app-store-1849757558" rel="nofollow">https://gizmodo.com/apple-iphone-analytics-tracking-even-whe...</a>)
bangonkeyboard35 minutes ago
Sure, just like the Apple Watch doesn't "record" audio, it "flows.""You think your watch records the audio around you? No no no. The audio flows into the Secure Enclave, and flowing is definitely not recording because it’s a different word." (<a href="https://leancrew.com/all-this/2026/09/new-apple-watches-have-ears/" rel="nofollow">https://leancrew.com/all-this/2026/09/new-apple-watches-have...</a>)
- internet200030 minutes ago
 > record: to cause (sound, visual images, data, etc.) to be registered on something (such as a memory card, hard drive, or optical disc) in reproducible formvia <a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/record" rel="nofollow">https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/record</a>Seems accurate if the audio captured isn't stored in a reproducible fashion.
remusrm3 minutes ago
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