1262: The specific California Assembly bill (AB-1262) addressing privacy in regard to voice recognition
6.2: The value, in billions of U.S. dollars, estimated for the global building acoustic insulation market by 2028
35: The percent decrease in number of species of birds sighted at the Okhla Sanctuary in India, due in part to noise pollution
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¹Footnotes: Privacy: legislature.ca.gov. Insulation: yahoo.com. Birds: indiatimes.com.
Originally published in the January 10, 2022, edition of the This Week in Sound email newsletter (tinyletter.com/disquiet).