- Dessalines ( @dessalines@lemmy.ml ) 10•2 hours ago
This tech could easily work with any type of camera too, that’s a lot harder to identify than glasses with a light that turns on when its recording. Hidden cameras on pins, necklaces, clothing, etc.
- Possibly linux ( @possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip ) English2•19 minutes ago
What a world we live in
I think the biggest concern is how easy it is to do. Not everyone has a CIA surveillance pin.
- jlow (he/him) ( @jlow@beehaw.org ) 7•2 hours ago
Aaahh, I want out of this dystopian timeline, I did not sign up for this!
- Possibly linux ( @possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip ) English1•16 minutes ago
The good news is that I have noticed a lot of people saying this. I think even the least tech savvy are starting to wake up.
- delirious_owl ( @delirious_owl@discuss.online ) 9•2 hours ago
For its part, Meta cautions users against being glassholes in its privacy policy
Lol
- Nicht BurningTurtle ( @nichtburningturtle@feddit.org ) 2•2 hours ago
Only they are allowed to do that!!
- T (they/she) ( @Templa@beehaw.org ) 6•3 hours ago
I really wanted these glasses but I don’t think people will be able to reverse engineer them anytime soon to take out the Meta part.
- RobotToaster ( @RobotToaster@mander.xyz ) 19•4 hours ago
The sad thing is, facial recognition glasses would be really useful to people like me with prosopagnosia (face blindness), but I would only want them if the processing is done locally on device.
- Infynis ( @Infynis@midwest.social ) English4•1 hour ago
As with most bleeding edge technology, all the danger comes from capitalism, and not the technology itself.
- poVoq ( @poVoq@slrpnk.net ) 8•3 hours ago
It would be also really useful to have a database of oil company executives and other shitty people that aren’t easy to recognize but worth refusing service etc.
- utopiah ( @utopiah@lemmy.ml ) 30•4 hours ago
What’s driving me nuts is that people will focus on the glasses.
Yes, the glasses ARE a problem because Meta, despite being warned by experts like AccessNow to SHOW when a camera is recording, you know with a bright red LED as it’s been the case with others devices before, kept it “stealthy” because it’s… cool I guess?
Anyway, the glasses themselves are but the tip of the iceberg. They are the end of the surveillance apparatus that people WILLINGLY decide to contribute to. What do I mean? Well that people who are “shocked” by this kind of demonstrations (because that’s what it is, not actual revelations) will be whining about it on Thread or X after sending a WhatsApp message to their friends and sending GMail to someone else on their Google, I mean Android, phone and testing the latest version of ChatGPT. Maybe the worst part in all this? They paid to get a Google Nest inside their home and an Amazon Ring video doorbell outside. They ARE part of the surveillance.
Those people are FUELING surveillance capitalism by pouring their private data to large corporations earning money on their usage.
Come on… be shocked yes, be horrified yes, but don’t pretend that you are not part of the problem. You ARE wearing those “glasses” in other form daily, you are paying for it with money and usage. Stop and buy actual products, software and hardware, from companies who do not make money with ads, directly or indirectly. Make sure the products you use do NOT rely on “the cloud” and siphon all your data elsewhere, for profit. Change today.
- Telorand ( @Telorand@reddthat.com ) 14•4 hours ago
Several states have anti-spying laws that require disclosure that you’re recording them. I expect we’ll see an uptick in lawsuits about this issue, which will force Meta to revise their device or will cause a chilling effect on their sales.
- delirious_owl ( @delirious_owl@discuss.online ) 3•2 hours ago
I don’t think its a dox unless you prepare a dossier. Just learning someone’s PII isn’t doxing them
- Possibly linux ( @possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip ) English1•13 minutes ago
You are kind of wrong in two ways. First Doxxing is where you reveal someone’s information to the public without there consent. Usually this is done to get members of the public to harass or harm the victim in some way.
The second part of where you are wrong is the use of the term PII. PII is does not include active surveillance. It is things like your birth date, SSN and records.
- delirious_owl ( @delirious_owl@discuss.online ) 2•2 hours ago
Anyone have a link to the video that’s not behind an authwall?
- delirious_owl ( @delirious_owl@discuss.online ) 2•3 hours ago
That’s a great school project
- Possibly linux ( @possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip ) English1•12 minutes ago
Leave it to college kids to abuse the system
- drspod ( @drspod@lemmy.ml ) 23•5 hours ago
Pretty sure this was described exactly in Snow Crash (Neal Stephenson, 1992).
- delirious_owl ( @delirious_owl@discuss.online ) 1•3 hours ago
Meta glass, not Google glass? What did I miss?
- BioDriver ( @BioDriver@beehaw.org ) English6•4 hours ago
Huh. Who saw this coming besides literally everyone?