**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](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202120220AB1262). Insulation: [yahoo.com](https://sports.yahoo.com/outlook-6-3-billion-building-104800209.html). Birds: [indiatimes.com](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/noida/sewage-noise-pruning-of-trees-why-fewer-birds-species-are-visiting-okhla/articleshow/88798021.cms).
*Originally published in the January 10, 2022, edition of the This Week in Sound email newsletter ([tinyletter.com/disquiet](https://tinyletter.com/disquiet)).*