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British Airways: Filming Crew W Meta Glasses Could Get Your Tickets Cancelled (liveandletsfly.com)
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[–] 1 point 2 days ago (2 children)

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

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  • [–] 2 points 2 days ago (1 child)

    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.

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  • [–] 1 point 39 minutes ago

    Medical glasses are probably absurdly expensive, though. If you can jury-rig pervert glasses to work, you might save thousands (much like people who use AirPods as hearing aids; they probably aren't as good, but good hearing aids can be 10x or more the price, and we live in a capitalist hellscape where that's an obstacle).

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