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They’re also completely illegal in Europe under GDPR regulations.
by spratzt
...is as ass-backward as framing camera phones as 'pervert phones' would've been back in 2003, when all these 'concerns'
>Using technology to secretly record someone else isn't new, but bringing this audio- and video-collecting wearable tech into the mainstream has the potential to make it easier to carry out cybercrime and fraud by lowering the bar to entry for abuse.
could be equally applied.
anyway, once Apple releases their iWhatever this current thing will be swiftly forgotten.
by vlian2088
If smart glasses are pervert glasses, what are 'smart' cars then?
by rawland
People are drilling out the LEDs on glasses so people don't know theyre recording. This stuff is sickening and the users dont even realize or care what creeps they are.
by 4d4m
Related:
Meta's glasses will turn off the camera if you tamper with the privacy light
https://about.fb.com/news/2026/07/metas-ai-glasses-your-ques...
Reminds me that the smartphone cameras were supposed to always make a 'click' sound while taking a photo. Nowadays Snapchat users take silently photos all the time, not only from themselves but from other "funny" people too.
In contrast, glasses are always directed to the others and therefore hard to distinguish between normal looking and recording.
by SeriousM
Hypothetically speaking I could envision activists printing out posters and stickers saying things to the effect of, "Smart glasses may be undressing and tracking your children." though I have no idea if such stickers and posters would get taken down or if that may lead to injuries. There could be t-shirt with a catchy logo that says something similar.
There have been spy-tech gadgets around for ages that can hide cameras in plain sight such as mini cameras that can be fitted inside a hat that looks like a decal. Mini cameras that look like a broach or shirt button. I think the difference is such gadgets have never been mainstream or popularized by a big tech platforms nor designed to integrate with cell phone internet connections into said big platform that is so tightly integrated with the government.
by Bender
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- They’re also completely illegal in Europe under GDPR regulations.by spratzt
- ...is as ass-backward as framing camera phones as 'pervert phones' would've been back in 2003, when all these 'concerns'
>Using technology to secretly record someone else isn't new, but bringing this audio- and video-collecting wearable tech into the mainstream has the potential to make it easier to carry out cybercrime and fraud by lowering the bar to entry for abuse.
could be equally applied.
anyway, once Apple releases their iWhatever this current thing will be swiftly forgotten.
by vlian2088 - If smart glasses are pervert glasses, what are 'smart' cars then?by rawland
- People are drilling out the LEDs on glasses so people don't know theyre recording. This stuff is sickening and the users dont even realize or care what creeps they are.by 4d4m
- Related:
Meta's glasses will turn off the camera if you tamper with the privacy light
https://about.fb.com/news/2026/07/metas-ai-glasses-your-ques...
- Reminds me that the smartphone cameras were supposed to always make a 'click' sound while taking a photo. Nowadays Snapchat users take silently photos all the time, not only from themselves but from other "funny" people too.
In contrast, glasses are always directed to the others and therefore hard to distinguish between normal looking and recording.
by SeriousM - Hypothetically speaking I could envision activists printing out posters and stickers saying things to the effect of, "Smart glasses may be undressing and tracking your children." though I have no idea if such stickers and posters would get taken down or if that may lead to injuries. There could be t-shirt with a catchy logo that says something similar.
There have been spy-tech gadgets around for ages that can hide cameras in plain sight such as mini cameras that can be fitted inside a hat that looks like a decal. Mini cameras that look like a broach or shirt button. I think the difference is such gadgets have never been mainstream or popularized by a big tech platforms nor designed to integrate with cell phone internet connections into said big platform that is so tightly integrated with the government.
by Bender