▲ 93 ▼ British Airways: Filming Crew W Meta Glasses Could Get Your Tickets Cancelled (liveandletsfly.com) submitted 2 days ago by rssbot@lemmy.bestiver.se [M, B] to c/hackernews@lemmy.bestiver.se 13 comments fedilink hide all child comments Comments
[–] CarlSagan42@lemmy.world 8 points 2 days ago (6 children) could? not will? permalink fedilink source hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] halcyoncmdr@piefed.social 4 points 2 days ago Almost certainly it's so the flight crew can make the decision. Having an official policy now gives them the option to cancel a ticket with company backing. permalink fedilink source parent [–] lobut@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 days ago (4 children) I'm hoping that they'll make an exception for people that are impaired and use it for health reasons. However, glassholes or whatever you call them can try to take advantage of that too which is why things suck. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] VeryVito@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago (3 children) What health condition requires recording one's surroundings? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] moldy_rice@piefed.keyboardvagabond.com 1 point 1 day ago (1 child) Visual impairment. There was a story from like 30 years ago where a guy had some glasses device surgically attached to his skull which used a camera to help him see They tried to force him to remove it, and it was a huge controversy permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] VeryVito@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago There's a difference between medical devices and spy cameras, though: Meta's glasses do nothing for visual impairment beyond what any regular eyeglasses could do, and -- as far as I know -- they don't offer any other health benefits. They're at best an expensive toy, and at worst, a major violation of public trust. permalink fedilink source parent [–] lobut@lemmy.ca 1 point 2 days ago I remember someone on Lemmy or somewhere that because they were so visually impaired that it can help describe their surroundings or help them answer questions about it. Honestly, I have no idea ... I kinda just took their word for it. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] halcyoncmdr@piefed.social 4 points 2 days ago Almost certainly it's so the flight crew can make the decision. Having an official policy now gives them the option to cancel a ticket with company backing. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] lobut@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 days ago (4 children) I'm hoping that they'll make an exception for people that are impaired and use it for health reasons. However, glassholes or whatever you call them can try to take advantage of that too which is why things suck. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] VeryVito@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago (3 children) What health condition requires recording one's surroundings? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] moldy_rice@piefed.keyboardvagabond.com 1 point 1 day ago (1 child) Visual impairment. There was a story from like 30 years ago where a guy had some glasses device surgically attached to his skull which used a camera to help him see They tried to force him to remove it, and it was a huge controversy permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] VeryVito@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago There's a difference between medical devices and spy cameras, though: Meta's glasses do nothing for visual impairment beyond what any regular eyeglasses could do, and -- as far as I know -- they don't offer any other health benefits. They're at best an expensive toy, and at worst, a major violation of public trust. permalink fedilink source parent [–] lobut@lemmy.ca 1 point 2 days ago I remember someone on Lemmy or somewhere that because they were so visually impaired that it can help describe their surroundings or help them answer questions about it. Honestly, I have no idea ... I kinda just took their word for it. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] VeryVito@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago (3 children) What health condition requires recording one's surroundings? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] moldy_rice@piefed.keyboardvagabond.com 1 point 1 day ago (1 child) Visual impairment. There was a story from like 30 years ago where a guy had some glasses device surgically attached to his skull which used a camera to help him see They tried to force him to remove it, and it was a huge controversy permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] VeryVito@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago There's a difference between medical devices and spy cameras, though: Meta's glasses do nothing for visual impairment beyond what any regular eyeglasses could do, and -- as far as I know -- they don't offer any other health benefits. They're at best an expensive toy, and at worst, a major violation of public trust. permalink fedilink source parent [–] lobut@lemmy.ca 1 point 2 days ago I remember someone on Lemmy or somewhere that because they were so visually impaired that it can help describe their surroundings or help them answer questions about it. Honestly, I have no idea ... I kinda just took their word for it. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] moldy_rice@piefed.keyboardvagabond.com 1 point 1 day ago (1 child) Visual impairment. There was a story from like 30 years ago where a guy had some glasses device surgically attached to his skull which used a camera to help him see They tried to force him to remove it, and it was a huge controversy permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] VeryVito@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago There's a difference between medical devices and spy cameras, though: Meta's glasses do nothing for visual impairment beyond what any regular eyeglasses could do, and -- as far as I know -- they don't offer any other health benefits. They're at best an expensive toy, and at worst, a major violation of public trust. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] VeryVito@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago There's a difference between medical devices and spy cameras, though: Meta's glasses do nothing for visual impairment beyond what any regular eyeglasses could do, and -- as far as I know -- they don't offer any other health benefits. They're at best an expensive toy, and at worst, a major violation of public trust. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] lobut@lemmy.ca 1 point 2 days ago I remember someone on Lemmy or somewhere that because they were so visually impaired that it can help describe their surroundings or help them answer questions about it. Honestly, I have no idea ... I kinda just took their word for it. permalink fedilink source parent