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0 pointssschueller24d ago0 comments

Of course, why wouldn't they? They do not work without a meta account. /s

Is anyone at meta going to be bald accountable?

An absolute privacy nightmare especially in places like Switzerland or Germany where recording people (subject focus) even in public is not permitted without consent but you have tourists now showing up everywhere wearing these.

The LED is barely visible during the day and some have modified their glasses to disable/remove it.

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msy24d ago

I suspect what'll kill these is the same thing that kill google glass - social ostracisation. It's so, so wildly adversarial to effectively shove a recording device in the face of everyone you're interacting with you might as well wear a emergency orange t-shirt with 'verified asshole' written on it.

aardvarkr24d ago

They look like any other pair of sunglasses. No piece of glass over one eye reminding everyone you meet that you’re wearing a camera. They’re incredibly stealthy

msy24d ago

Have you seen them in the wild? They're notably chunky and have an obvious hole where the lens is. You might not notice it in passing but if someone's talking to you it's hard not to notice. I wonder how many of their owners realise how much they're affecting every interaction they have with another human.

darrylb4224d ago

Unlike google glass they don't look weird. Unless you know what to look for you will probably just think they are ray bans.

platevoltage23d ago

Maybe in a few generations. Right now they do in fact look weird.

autoexec24d ago

If they are held accountable they'll get a slap on the wrist and pay a fine to the government or maybe throw a few more pennies at a class action, but none of it will come close to the amount they made in profit and it won't prevent meta or Kenyan contractors from having gotten off on your nudes.

RajT8824d ago

> Is anyone at meta going to be bald accountable?

They haven't yet. Don't see why now.

aucisson_masque24d ago

> An absolute privacy nightmare especially in places like Switzerland or Germany where recording people (subject focus) even in public is not permitted

That's the prime example of a law that can't be enforced and thus shouldn't exist. You go in town, you can be recorded inadvertantly, as long as it's not some creep stalking you, I say it's fine.

hrmtst9383723d ago

Legal frameworks often struggle to keep pace with technology, leading to complex issues. In regions that prioritize privacy, finding the right balance between innovation and individual rights can be particularly difficult.

sschuellerOP24d ago

It can and is enforced. Again it's if the person is the focus of your video.

If you post a video online of someone's worst day which you decided to film for entertainment, they can legally go after you.

aucisson_masque22d ago

> If you post a video online of someone's worst day which you decided to film for entertainment, they can legally go after you.

Then,it's stalking and it's different. There are much less case of stalking than people accidentally incorporating other people in their picture frame.

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msy24d ago

aardvarkr24d ago

They look like any other pair of sunglasses. No piece of glass over one eye reminding everyone you meet that you’re wearing a camera. They’re incredibly stealthy

msy24d ago

darrylb4224d ago

Unlike google glass they don't look weird. Unless you know what to look for you will probably just think they are ray bans.

platevoltage23d ago

Maybe in a few generations. Right now they do in fact look weird.

autoexec24d ago

RajT8824d ago

> Is anyone at meta going to be bald accountable?

They haven't yet. Don't see why now.

aucisson_masque24d ago

> An absolute privacy nightmare especially in places like Switzerland or Germany where recording people (subject focus) even in public is not permitted

That's the prime example of a law that can't be enforced and thus shouldn't exist. You go in town, you can be recorded inadvertantly, as long as it's not some creep stalking you, I say it's fine.

hrmtst9383723d ago

sschuellerOP24d ago

It can and is enforced. Again it's if the person is the focus of your video.

If you post a video online of someone's worst day which you decided to film for entertainment, they can legally go after you.

aucisson_masque22d ago

> If you post a video online of someone's worst day which you decided to film for entertainment, they can legally go after you.

Then,it's stalking and it's different. There are much less case of stalking than people accidentally incorporating other people in their picture frame.

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