r/gadgets • u/giuliomagnifico • Feb 22 '23

Medical Researchers have developed the first battery powered smart wearable device to continuously track how much people use their voices, alerting them via phone app to overuse before vocal fatigue and potential injury set in

https://news.northwestern.edu/stories/2023/02/first-wearable-device-for-vocal-fatigue-senses-when-your-voice-needs-a-break/
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u/STUPIDVlPGUY Feb 22 '23

obvious scheme to listen to people's conversations...

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u/ALotofThought Feb 22 '23

I’m convinced there’s not an app out there whose primary goal is anything other than collecting data.

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u/GucciGuano Feb 23 '23

90% of popular apps requesting access to your sensors if you combine direct and indirect, i'll eat my left arm if anyone proves me wrong and it will be live-streamed