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Meta’s new AI creep glasses will record 24-7 without a light (pivot-to-ai.com)

submitted 6 days ago by dgerard@awful.systems to c/techtakes@awful.systems

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the continuing legacy of FaceMash

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X8YxiCqUz98&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA - video
https://pivottoai.libsyn.com/20260709-metas-new-ai-creep-glasses-to-record-24-7-without-a-light - podcast

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[–] BlueMonday1984@awful.systems 13 points 5 days ago (2 children)

Oh, boy, Rapist Glasses

There’s a UK Parliament petition to “Introduce an immediate ban on the sale and promotion of smart glasses”. If you’re in the UK, you might want to sign it. [UK Parliament]

Given Parliament's track record, they'll probably respond by banning glasses that don't have cameras, but I still endorse this

[–] chrisgerhard@mastodon.green 7 points 5 days ago (1 children)

@BlueMonday1984 @dgerard don't be silly, they will ban children from having glasses.

[–] scruiser@awful.systems 2 points 4 days ago

Isn't UK's usually problem the other way around, they use "Protecting the Children"^tm^ as an excuse to ban sensible things or take away privacy from adults? This would be a first, taking away something from Children to protect the adults.

[–] strypey@mastodon.nzoss.nz -5 points 4 days ago

@BlueMonday1984
> petition to “Introduce an immediate ban on the sale and promotion of smart glasses"

This seems like kind of a knee jerk response. How are "smart" glasses defined? Could such a ban also limit privacy-respecting digital facewear? When covering protests for Indymedia, I would have loved a wearable camera.

If the only thing that makes these different from carrying a "smart" phone is the always-on camera, maybe it would be better to propose regulation specific to that?

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