Verge reviewer's therapy session raises questions about Amazon's Bee Frontier wearable

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A Verge senior reviewer describes wearing Amazon's Bee Frontier, an always-recording AI wearable, during a therapy session, which required asking her therapist for consent. The reviewer had first tested the device early last year and says a lot has changed since then. The article reflects on how the experience felt and the privacy implications of constantly recording devices. The full story continues at The Verge.

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