Lifelogger (device)
A lifelogger is a name for a hypothetical device and cloud-based software that would make a detailed record of what its user is doing at any time. The user would carry the device with them wherever they go. It could contain a camera and microphone, and track its user's location and online activities and communications, making it an unobtrusive wearable computer.
Out of privacy considerations, a lifelogger device wouldn't necessarily record video or sound, but instead use artificial intelligence to interpret what its user is doing, and generate a meaningful transcript of their activities and events. The user could edit, alter, or encrypt these records if necessary, which would make them harder to subpoena. Previous attempts to record daily activities have failed because of poor image quality, and the need to later interpret all this data.[1]
There are already apps that provide such services on a limited scale.[2] They mostly require mobile devices like smartphones, and may require the user to also write down or tag their activities, since the app isn't smart enough yet.[3]
A lifelogger could become part of its user's hypothetical mind extension software and serve as a mind backup method.
Meaning
The term comes from the word lifelog of the 1990s, where it originally meant a person who practices lifelogging.
References
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- ↑ Mike Elgan (Nov 19, 2016) https://www.computerworld.com/article/3143115/personal-technology/how-lifelogging-will-become-easy-and-automatic.html
- ↑ Mike Elgan (May 11, 2013) https://www.computerworld.com/article/2497258/mobile-apps/lifelogging-gets-real.html
- ↑ Stuart Dredge (Feb 12, 2014) https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/feb/12/10-things-to-know-about-lifelogging
