Yes, that was deliberately disingenuous. It's accurate to say a camera is recording any time it's on, but this was meant to give the impression that a "record"

Yes, that was deliberately disingenuous. It's accurate to say a camera is recording any time it's on, but this was meant to give the impression that a "record" is being made of his surroundings, and as I understand it, this is only true with deliberate user action. I'm sure he knows what he's doing here. Also, what's more likely: that the founder of an anti-surveillance action group happened to be recorded by some mysterious unknown person in the Apple Store, or that the guy is a liar? I know which side of that bet I'd take.