Joseph Cox

New: this app warns you if someone is wearing smart glasses nearby.

Meta plans to add facial recognition to its Ray-Ban smart glasses. A 404 Media reader made this app after we showed men filming people w/o their consent, and DHS officials were wearing the glasses https://www.404media.co/this-app-warns-you-if-someone-is-wearing-smart-glasses-nearby/

This App Warns You if Someone Is Wearing Smart Glasses Nearby

The creator of Nearby Glasses made the app after reading 404 Media's coverage of how people are using Meta's Ray-Bans smartglasses to film people without their knowledge or consent. “I consider it to be a tiny part of resistance against surveillance tech.”

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Feb 24 at 3:44pmWeb
Show threadDźwiedziuFeb 24
@josephcox
I propose to rename the app to “Nearby Glassholes”.
Show threadSeattleSwiftieFeb 24
@josephcox reminder that #google is also banning non "verified" apps from being added to the Play store this year, which means anything they don't agree with.
Show threadJannekeFeb 24

@josephcox
"Sign up for free (sic, yeah right) access to this post."

No thanks.

Show threadBorschtFeb 24
@josephcox couldn't see the name of the app without signing up. Does anyone know if it's on f-droid?
Show threadJoan of Contention 😷Feb 24
@Borscht @josephcox afaik the app is called 'Nearby Glasses'
Show threadstaringatcloudsFeb 24
@josephcox What we need is an app that tells us if someone is wearing smart glasses by making them burst into flames
Show threadOGJester has movedFeb 25

@josephcox what if I told you the person who made the app is on Mastodon?

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