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What if it's behind you? You can't see it even if you know what it's like while your phone can scan it.
I think we are not far away from the point where it will be virtually indistinguishable from regular glasses with any type of frame.
Defense against airtag spying works the same way, unfortunately we currently don't have a better defense
If we're lucky and there's a distinct shift in the way the system works we might end up with stronger rights to privacy (or maybe there will be a case built against meta itself for their privacy violations)
For now I assume the only real privacy option is one of those medusa style 'bricking devices that photograph everything with a creative QR code' images built into clothing, or some kind of portable Bluetooth jammers to stop it from being able to talk to the host device
So you recommend non existent solutions to an existing problem... Or what qr code are you writing about?
Bluetooth jammers exist, but they can't stop cameras recording in a glasses. Bluetooth by itself is not the problem with the glasses, it's just a symptom, I guess they have some internal memory, so if you jam the connection between the glass and the phone you just delay the recording, don't stop it.
And you also jam others trying to detect the glasses, so you may be actually helping the bad actor.
At the minute we've only really got the scarf that's covered in QR codes so big grain of salt on the concept of a medusa QR I was on about, for sure.
In terms of real alternatives, blasting out the sensors with lasers seems like the only option, with the mild risk of blinding a tech bro so no real loss there/j
My only actual issue with the program (Other than the innate lack of privacy from having your phone constantly scanning for Bluetooth signals) is that once you know one of these glassholes is in your vicinity, it doesn't actually do anything to stop them from recording.