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- I am a little more concerned over creeps, stalkers, pedos and teenage bullies.by TheChaplain
- Why did they do something wrong?
- So when the government doesn't want to be tracked, suddenly it's dangerousby Zenul_Abidin
- Sousveillance is one of the few acceptable use cases for these meta glasses that I can support.by binarysolo
- I know that mass surveillance is inevitable, which is why I would prefer the circle to 1984. If they're watching us, we might as well watch them.by exe34
- Cops should always behave is such a way that they don't care if they are being recorded.by UltraSane
- The panopticon is only supposed to look out, not in.by pjc50
- don't they know?
>“When people talk about just one of these, privacy or safety, they’re prioritizing the wrong thing, and what we have to prioritize as a country is compromise,” Langley said during a recent interview with Fox News. “How do we have our safety, and how do we balance privacy?”
- They elected Him because He willfully doesn't compromise, ever.by tencentshill
- The irony of someone on Fox News arguing for compromise is thick.by kyralis
- I feel like this is a submarine ad for the glasses by Meta.by jordanb
- Yep, this doesn't feel organic at all. Meta must be pretty desperate if they are going to go against the blue to sell spyglasses.by webdoodle
- That was my thinking. It is the first legit use case I've heard.by jnwatson
- if it is it's genius marketing - they aren't pervert glasses, they're tools to fight the man!!!
The longer I typed in that sentence the more convinced I am youre probably right.
by idiotsecant - Clearly, all Big Tech needs to do is to create some version of "Flock-powered" smart glasses and, all of a sudden, U.S. police will become Meta's biggest cheerleaders here.by dentemple
- They'll be fine. As the police often say, if you're not doing anything wrong, you have nothing to hide.by atrus
- Exactlyby Zenul_Abidin
- Indeed. In addition, for the most part, even police view their cameras as a positive. Cameras have exonerated them from frivolous accusations many times and conversely have outed bad police who go on power trips -both good qualities.
The only situation I can see this being bad is with undercover investigations. This definitely has the potential to blow covers.
by mc32 - This kind of thing just reeks as a meta marketing ploy. My eyes were opened when I started attending some marketing all-hands at my last FANG employer. They do this kind of thing all of the time.
- Agreed. They’d love the message to be less pervert glasses and more protect your rightsby Havoc