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Meta Workers Say They're Seeing Disturbing Things Through Users' Smart Glasses (futurism.com)
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[–] 19 points 7 months ago (9 children)

Dont they make glasses that blind cameras with infrared to obscure facial recognition? Im thinking a whole line of accessories (necklaces, earings, hats, etc) that fuck up these glasses ability to record you without consent. Not sure how technically feasible that all is but would love to see something like it to counteract these.

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  • [–] 9 points 7 months ago (5 children)

    I think the problem with mass adoption of that kind of anti surveillance tech is that most people will not trade the convenience of being able to take pictures of themselves for the privacy of other people not being able to take pictures of them. Even if it's a toggle switch.

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  • [–] 8 points 7 months ago (3 children)

    Also wearing them identifies you as "a person wearing anti-spyware" glasses.

    It's like not having a Facebook account, your shadow shows everyone you aren't, leaving the only person you could be.

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  • [+] 9 points 7 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (2 children)
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  • [–] 3 points 7 months ago* (1 child)

    In your defense, they aren't tracking your every move in pseudo-real time and tracking every app they can get their code into inside your phone.

    but dude needs to buy a lawnmower and a tv used every now and then, so the bookmark stays. That shit isn't on my phone tho.

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  • [–] 6 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

    I think you're unfortunately right on that point. There's probably a higher chance of those types of devices being outlawed than Meta glasses and similar products being outlawed, knowing how our legal systems love to defer to corporations.

    Theres also the whole deal with being able to legally film and photograph in a public space, which I support for sure, but this is very much not the same as that when a whole team of people overseas are reviewing everything along with AI analysing it, and with these glasses still operating in not-public spaces. Even the act of having to pull out a phone and physically hold it up to film is a small protection of privacy, because at least others can recognize that that person is filming. The passive always-recording nature of these glasses is truly frightening.

    At least they are chunky and kinda stupid looking enough to be recognizable.... for now. It will be scary when there are dozens or hundreds of variations that look no different than any style of regular glasses.

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  • [–] 2 points 7 months ago (1 child)

    I wonder what would be the power consumption of a device that sits on your head and emits IR light in all directions until you turn it off, instead of just over your eyes. Similar to how microphone blockers work.

    What would jewelry and hats do about cameras?

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  • [–] 2 points 7 months ago

    I think at least some are scams. I would think there are ways to design cameras to mostly mitigate this too. I'm guessing ALPRs have the ability to see license plates at night even though headlights are emitting a large amount of light over a broad spectrum (including IR).

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