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Meta sparks privacy fears after unveiling $299 Smart Glasses with hidden cameras: ‘You can now film everyone without them knowing’ (nypost.com)

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Meta sparks privacy fears after unveiling $299 Smart Glasses with hidden cameras: ‘You can now film everyone without them knowing’::These stylish shades may look like a regular pair of Ray-Ban Wayfarers, but they're actually Meta's new Smart Glasses, complete with two tiny cameras and speakers implanted in the arms. The wearable tech was unveiled by Mark Zuckerberg Wednesday at the 2023 Meta Connect conference in Menlo Park, California, sparking a frenzy online.

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[-] bernieecclestoned@sh.itjust.works 149 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

I remember when Google glasses came out, people got assaulted for wearing them

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/san-francisco-woman-says-she-was-attacked-for-wearing-google-glass/

Her Facebook post 💀

“OMG so you’ll never believe this but… I got verbally and physically assaulted and robbed last night in the city, had things thrown at me because of some ---- Google Glass haters,” Slocum posted to Facebook.

[-] SeaJ@lemm.ee 74 points 9 months ago

Several bars in my city banned people wearing them.

[-] briongloid@aussie.zone 24 points 9 months ago

Venues will just need to implement infrared checks at the door.

[-] bernieecclestoned@sh.itjust.works 15 points 9 months ago

A simple solution would be to have a red led that displays when recording like video cameras

[-] plz1@lemmy.world 23 points 9 months ago

The fix for that is a Sharpie or electrical tape, like all other LED's you want to hide.

[-] bernieecclestoned@sh.itjust.works 10 points 9 months ago

IANAL

Aren't there laws about being recorded without permission?

Any evidence gained by illegal means is inadmissible?

[-] Kage520@lemmy.world 5 points 9 months ago

Depends on where you are I think

[-] Natanael@slrpnk.net 2 points 9 months ago

It's usually just submitting evidence collected illegally by state agencies that's prohibited

[-] erwan@lemmy.ml 15 points 9 months ago

The Meta smart glasses have a LED, and they claim to detect when it's covered and asked the user to clear it (not activating the camera) when it's the case.

But honestly, there are already devices to record people without their consent. Just go to AliExpress and you'll find devices that don't even bother adding a LED (because the whole point of the device is stealth filming).

[-] DaisyLee@lemmy.world 5 points 9 months ago

They have lights that pulse around each of the cameras when turned on. Seems like a good enough indicator to me

[-] phoenixz@lemmy.ca 4 points 9 months ago

Next up: a bunch of facebook.posts on how to kill the recording.lights without damaging the glasses...

[-] YeetPics@mander.xyz 2 points 9 months ago

You mean the 'off' light?

[-] tempest@lemmy.ca 2 points 9 months ago

Pretty sure these have that

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