Anthony “Bingy” Arillotta was made in the Genovese crime family after years of waiting, and sworn testimony describes an initiation process involving surrendering personal electronics and jewelry, then being strip-searched for devices before meeting the boss. New wearable surveillance tools are emerging beyond spies and criminals, including AI-enabled recorders embedded in glasses, necklaces, and lapel pins that can silently capture statements. Deveillance announced Spectre I, a hockey-puck-shaped device intended to prevent others from recording without requiring a strip search. Apple and other companies are rumored or expected to release AI pins or pendants that act as constant eyes and ears. As surveillance improves, countermeasures evolve, creating an ongoing cycle of escalation.
"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. For his big meeting with the boss, he was given a bathrobe to wear."
"Until recently, only spies and criminals had to worry this obsessively about their private statements being picked up by electronic equipment. But soon, the average person might need to deploy surveillance countermeasures. The next time you conduct a delicate bit of office diplomacy or share a romantic or financial secret with a friend over drinks, a sensor built into someone's glasses, necklace, or lapel pin might be watching you and listening."
"In March, the tech start-up Deveillance announced the development of Spectre I, a hockey-puck-shaped device that purports to prevent others from recording you (no strip search required). The company was founded by Aida Baradari, a recent college graduate who was worried by the surge in people wearing AI-enabled recorders. These wearables can be used as a silent notetaker, a personal assistant, or even a therapist of sorts."
"New surveillance technologies tend to breed new countermeasures, which lead, in turn, to more sophisticated surveillance. During the Second World War, after Germany operationalized radar, the Royal Air Force began dropping thin strips of"
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