“Yes, Snap is a camera company. It’s just that the camera isn’t a camera anymore.” Many observers were surprised when Snap (parent of Snapchat) described itself as a camera company ahead of its IPO. As Om Malik explains, the camera is one of the key ways we interact with each other, and with the internet.

+ Cameras aren’t the only way you’re being watched. From Bloomberg: New office sensors know when you leave your desk.

+ And from Quartz: Employers are creepily analyzing your emails and Slack chats to see if you’re happy. (Maybe you’re not happy because you’re being spied on all day?)