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16 hours

Dutch retailer pulls Meta glasses as hundreds of women reportedly filmed

cybernews.com English

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/52666693

Another win for privacy <3

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    Hundreds of women were reportedly filmed with Meta smart glasses, prompting Hans Anders to halt sales in two countries. Read what privacy concerns reveal
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    • Euphoma@lemmy.mlEnglish
      11 hours

      Surprisingly the covert camera glasses are being used as cameras

      • ParadoxSeahorse@lemmy.worldEnglish
        12 hours

        I’m sorry, but every article that doesn’t mention the incredibly easy and widespread disabling of the light is sucking meta’s disinformation cock

        Obligatory Joanna “The Wonderful” Stern Link

          • stateofaffairs@lemmy.todayEnglish
            6 hours

            Yes. I also like how you framed it. “Disabling of the light is sucking meta’s disinformation cock” is poetic.

            • Wildmimic@anarchist.nexusEnglish
              6 hours

              damn, a dremel and some resin to make it appear unmodified again are enough? the dremel is probably optional - my soldering iron would probably suffice, and some transparent tape well placed could also do the job in a pinch. If Meta wanted these glasses to not be so easily modable, they would have implemented at lease SOME check - make the camera look for the light of the led or smth - make it flash a OTP code to be recognized by the cam, which is fucking easy to do

            • mustbe3to20signs@feddit.orgEnglish
              15 hours

              If anyone had warned this poor retailer in advance… Unfortunately only these lunatic privacy-obsessed and hysteric women foretold this exact scenerio so there was no way to tell.

              • InfiniteGlitch@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
                16 hours

                Wait, what? I did not expect The Netherlands to sell these piece of shit stuff. I had hoped, it would be banned/ prohibited in The Netherlands. It should be.

                  • Humanius@lemmy.worldEnglish
                    16 hours

                    Parliament has expressed the desire for a clearer ban on these glasses a few weeks ago

                    https://nos.nl/artikel/2632327-tweede-kamer-wil-breder-en-duidelijker-verbod-op-camerabril

                    Parliament wants wider and clearer ban on camera glasses

                    We already have privacy legislation, and it is already not allowed to secretly film someone and share the footage. So parliament is mostly talking about making it more explicit that these camera glasses are not allowed.

                    They are currently awaiting an advisory on “AI wearables” by the European Committee for Data Protection, which will arrive later this autumn.

                      • ExcessShiv@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
                        12 hours

                        it is already not allowed to secretly film someone and share the footage.

                        But it’s perfectly OK to do as long as you’re the only one watching it afterwards!?

                          • StabbingSky@lemmy.zipEnglish
                            11 hours

                            That’s how most of the world works with regards to filming in public.

                        • hushable@lemmy.worldEnglish
                          13 hours

                          Last time I went to The Hague, I saw a dedicated rayban/meta store in the city centre

                        • unitedwithme@lemmy.todayEnglish
                          16 hours

                          The problem with the light is, it’s incredibly small and dim, so is very easy to miss. Plus, people aren’t aware of what to look for yet because they’re not used to being around this “perv-vision”.

                          I saw a guy at a sandwich shop with them and he was loud and bragging about them which was the only reason I knew he had them.

                          I’m honestly shocked they’re allowed in Illinois being there’s the “all party consent” law still in effect where any audio surveillance or recording needs to make all parties aware they’re being recorded. Then add in the BIPA (biometric information privacy act) where you KNOW Meta is going to use face ID or facial recognition to tag or show the owner who’s who.

                          US https://www.change.org/p/ban-meta-glasses-ray-ban-from-public-and-private-use

                          UK https://www.change.org/p/ban-meta-ai-glasses

                          • FridaVermercury@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
                            16 hours

                            “reportedly”

                              • Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
                                14 hours

                                Hundreds or maybe even thousands or maybe even dozens. Reportedly.

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