mesaFeb 24

This App Warns You if Someone Is Wearing Smart Glasses Nearby - 404media

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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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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Show threadJankatarch
It apparently works with the bluetooth signals which I found really smart.
Feb 25 at 4:21pmWeb
Show threadHalfSalesmanFeb 25
Couldn’t people who specifically want to stealthily record people just turn off the bluetooth?
Show threadrektdeckardFeb 25
I believe Bluetooth is always on with the Meta glasses, at least the last gen. They offload everything to the phone.
Show threadjaaakeFeb 26
My partner got a pair for work when they first came out (her job involves creating social media content). I was impressed by the speakers and it’s the same style of sunglasses that I normally wear daily, so I got a pair for myself. It was so nice to be able to listen to stuff and take calls without carry around headphones or putting them in when the phone rang. I was already uncomfortable with the association with meta, but was able to isolate that aspect at first. As they continued to add features, I’ve started being less comfortable with them. I accidentally left them somewhere a couple months ago and decided not to replace them. It’s such a bummer that all the cool tech is now not just spying on you, but on everyone around you. Fuckin capitalism ruins everything.