Pocket (@Heypocket) sold 30,000 units in 5 months recording doctor visits, legal calls, and board meetings. So I did my due diligence like I always do. Their Google Play listing says "No data collected." Their own privacy policy lists audio recordings, transcripts, device IDs, ad identifiers, cookies, IP location, and behavioral inferences. One of those is wrong. They brand themselves "open source". Their GitHub org (github.com/heypocketai) contains exactly 4 repositories: – Raspberry Pi Zero prototype called icecream-project [from the CEO's prior Omi work], – FFmpeg Flutter fork, – docs repo, – org profile page. The actual Pocket device firmware, mobile app, backend infrastructure, and audio processing pipeline are NOT here. There is NO Pocket source code to audit. Recordings go to unnamed "cloud/AI vendors" with no disclosure of which LLMs process your audio, what jurisdiction they operate in, or how long they retain it. Users can't choose their provider or bring their own keys. If you cancel your $19.99/month subscription, your recordings get processed by whichever default model Pocket selects. The contact mic is marketed for recording phone calls without speakerphone. In 11+ US states including California (where Pocket is based) — that requires all party consent. The device has NO consent mechanism. Their terms cap liability at the amount you've paid or $100 (whichever is greater) – for data breaches involving your medical appointments, legal consultations, and proprietary meetings. A third‑party LobeHub skill has already reverse‑engineered Pocket’s web API and can pull recordings, transcripts, summaries, and action items using short‑lived Firebase bearer tokens extracted from the user’s browser session. Their privacy policy confirms that if Pocket is acquired — every recording, transcript, and summary transfers to the buyer. Y Combinator (@ycombinator) Pocket (@heypocket) is your notetaker for real world meetings. In the last 5 months, the team has delivered over 30k units with a $27M annualized run rate, growing 50% month over month. Congrats on the launch, @AkshayNarisetti and @gabrieldymowski! ycombinator.com/launches/PaX… — https://nitter.net/ycombinator/status/2028878066630709455#m
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