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.”

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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@404mediaco I feel like this is, if not directly built on, then definitely adjacent to @nullagent 's presentation at DEFCON a few years ago:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cO1JSzAdPM8&list=PL9fPq3eQfaaDLMTtVZDqq4aoU97NhZFP9&index=29

DEF CON 31 - Snoop On To Them, As They Snoop On To Us - Alan Meekins

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