The technology to reproduce eye movements has been around since motion pictures were invented. I'm sure even a flat video stream of the user's face would leak similar information.
Apple should have been more careful about allowing any eye motion information (including simple video) to flow out of a system where eye movements themselves are used for data input.
"technology to reproduce eye movements has been around since motion pictures were invented"
Sure, but like everything. It is when it is widespread that the impact changes. The technology was around, but now it could be on everyone's face, tracking everything you look at.
If this was added to TV's so every TV was tracking your eye-movements, and reporting that back to advertisers. There would be an outcry.
So this is just the slow nudging us in that direction.
To be clear, the issue this article is talking about is essentially "during a video call the other party can see your eyes moving."
I agree that we should be vigilant when big corps are adding more and more sensors into our lives, but Apple is absolutely not reporting tracked eye-movement data to advertisers, nor do they allow third-party apps to do that.
The problem is the edge case where it's used for two different things with different demands at the same time, and the fix is to...not do that.
> Apple fixed the flaw in a Vision Pro software update at the end of July, which stops the sharing of a Persona if someone is using the virtual keyboard.
" lot about someone from their eyes. They can indicate how tired you are, the type of mood you’re in, and potentially provide clues about health problems. But your eyes could also leak more secretive information: your passwords, PINs, and messages you type."
Do you want that shared with advertisers? With your health care provider?
The article isn't about the technology, it is about sharing the data.
