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To British(UK)/US: Sign the petition "Introduce an immediate ban on the sale and promotion of smart glasses" (petition.parliament.uk)

submitted 1 day ago* (last edited 23 hours ago) by rocksolid@lemmy.ml to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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UK -> https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/769206/

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

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[–] porous_grey_matter@lemmy.ml 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Nah, you will just individually get sent to jail or shot by the police depending on the country, and that'll be enough of a warning to everyone else.

[–] keyhoh@piefed.social 3 points 19 hours ago* (last edited 19 hours ago) (1 children)

Don't wuss out so quick. This weak attitude is why the surveillance state has risen in America and Europe. If it's ok for private companies to keep tabs on everyone, why isn't it ok for private citizens?

The fact you, and by you I mean Western citizens, just roll over and accept this is sickening. What do you think the proud military men and women who earned your freedoms through blood, sweat, and tears would think of modern society today?

[–] porous_grey_matter@lemmy.ml 1 points 18 hours ago* (last edited 18 hours ago)

WTF are you talking about? I'm not condoning anything, just giving my estimate of the likely factual outcome. And no military man earned my freedom, such as I have any it was won by union organisers and socialist activists.