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Meta's Ray-Ban smart glasses have earned the nickname "pervert glasses" — and a journalist's firsthand account reveals exactly why. Wearing them didn't just feel creepy; it made her start thinking like one. I break down the real surveillance threat these glasses pose, Meta's data exploitation playbook, and what we can actually do about it.

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[-] Omgpwnies@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

Had Google had access to the camera sensors and the smaller, more powerful SOCs we have today, they absolutely would have produced exactly what Meta did.

[-] mojofrododojo@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

most def, but it wasn't and they didn't. hence the shitty comparison.

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