I miss when CCTV was a world ending privacy concern. Its gotten so much worse in the last decade.
this post was submitted on 28 Sep 2023
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Perhaps one of the biggest advances in human knowledge is in how to make ultra-slick slippy-slopes for abstract ideas. It seems to me that the most common reason people give for accepting some new bullshit is that we already have some other bullshit which is worse. But it is the accumulation of additional bullshit that has gotten us into this mess. I'm referring mostly to sacrifices of privacy; and to loss of freedom of use in products and software; the ownership being replaced with ongoing fees and subscriptions. That kind of thing.
I remember when Google glasses came out, people got assaulted for wearing them
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/san-francisco-woman-says-she-was-attacked-for-wearing-google-glass/
Her Facebook post 💀
“OMG so you’ll never believe this but… I got verbally and physically assaulted and robbed last night in the city, had things thrown at me because of some ---- Google Glass haters,” Slocum posted to Facebook.
Several bars in my city banned people wearing them.
Venues will just need to implement infrared checks at the door.
A simple solution would be to have a red led that displays when recording like video cameras
The Meta smart glasses have a LED, and they claim to detect when it's covered and asked the user to clear it (not activating the camera) when it's the case.
But honestly, there are already devices to record people without their consent. Just go to AliExpress and you'll find devices that don't even bother adding a LED (because the whole point of the device is stealth filming).
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The trick is now you can’t tell. Should it be illegal? Heck yes. Will it? “Hmm … technology, so important … innovation.. privacy is dead anyway …. terrorism prevention.. “
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Google glass 2.0
We were rightly worried about Google glass, we had no idea there was something even worse on the horizon
You're being filmed everywhere you go and you probably don't even know it.
Doesn't make it ok.
Not right in your face at the bar while drunkenly discussing your most regretful one night stands tho.
Not everywhere - not yet.
We're all part of the Truman show.
I can't imagine being friends or even acquaintances with a person who would want to live stream their POV as a day to day activity.
I wouldn't either, although I can see the appeal for moment capture and some of the other cool features.
However I would never even consider this product, because it's meta spyware garbage.
NYPost is right wing trash.
Incredibly funny to see the NY Post pretend that these glasses were just now "unveiled". This line of camera-equipped glasses has been around for 2 years now.
It's not funny. It's predictable. They're reporting it because Meta did it. Any time a large corporation does anything, it's NEWS.
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‘You can now film everyone without them knowing’ Implying that we dont already have cameras always with us, and can perfectly do that.
Yeah I’m confused. I can already do this and no one notices. Start a stream on my iPhone, slip it into my shirt pocket with the camera facing forward. Never had anyone complain, and it’s easier to talk to my spouse about what they want from the store.
Are you referring to phones or the CCTV monitoring culture...?
Yes!
Not all surveillance is created equal.
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Hidden cameras? They've got big ol fuckin cameras on them and apparently a red LED that lights up when in use lol. It'd be easier to secretly film someone by pretending you're texting on your phone. More ragebait.
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My cyberpunk future of me using a full head mask every time I'm out in public is getting closer.
"They trust me — dumb fucks," says Zuckerberg
Always good to keep in mind
Alt headline: Dude with boundary issues makes least surprising glasses ever
Black mirror vibes
Umm... what the hell is that thumbnail? https://i.imgur.com/0l2TAh3.png
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Downvote all news corpse articles
So will they just not work in 2 party consent states?
Clearly the smart glasses wearer will just wear a shirt that outlines their TOS and that by interacting with them, you agree to be recorded.
My home cameras had some update that required the LED to be on to indicate it was capturing video. This should be required on these products.
Which is kind of dumb, as it is easily bypassed with the super rare technology of "a piece of tape".
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Now you might have an idea how a company making $0 is getting funded.
Just saying, hidden cameras have been a thing long before the internet was invented
Now I have a fear of being filmed while scratching my nuts.
Might as well just start an OnlyFans and make some lemonade out of the situation.
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