Kevin ColemanFeb 24
404 Media

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.”

404 Media
Feb 24 at 4:02pmBuffer
Show thread"Nurture-boy" Ric FlairFeb 24

@404mediaco
This will probably work with BLE Radar too. Just need the Meta glasses Bluetooth hardware ID prefix.

Edit: Looks like maybe this uses a company identifier instead of the Bluetooth MAC. BLE radar lets you filter by company, but their list doesn't have Meta Platforms, Inc.

Show threadmhoyeFeb 24

@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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Show threadlegraLeGraFeb 24

@404mediaco @jenniferplusplus

🙏 iOS

Show threadlonely extrovertFeb 24
@atthenius @404mediaco @jenniferplusplus yeah, noticeably absent there. i suspect it may not play by apple's app rules.
Show threadSue WainscottFeb 24
@404mediaco Hell, I'm considering a second phone just so I can use apps like this.
Show threadLeaFeb 24

@404mediaco

Now the next thing is to have "privacy glasses" that can turn on a facial recognition obfuscation beam (FROB) around your face and have it automatically kick on whenever it detects "smart glasses nearby".