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Kmart's Smart Glasses have sold out. Their popularity pushed a national privacy probe (www.sbs.com.au)
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[โ€“] Ilandar@lemmy.today 2 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

I get your initial frustration regarding people's general lax attitudes towards privacy and civil liberties, but pretending you can't see any difference here is very silly. Glasses are normal in all situations of life; we have them with us and on us at all times. No one walks around holding pens, key fobs, clocks or any other kind of weird gotcha object you once saw in a James Bond film, outside of very specific situations where those items make sense. In addition, smart glasses are a mainstream tech item being designed, developed and pushed to market by big tech companies - they are far more capable and easy to use than your novelty spy items from Aliexpress.

[โ€“] agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works 1 points 5 hours ago

Button cameras are a thing, and shirt pockets are basically made for pens. I was into spy tech as a kid, and even 20+ years ago hidden camera tech was solid, and it's better now with the general miniaturization of everything. I did a quick search and $100-200 can get you a really solid hidden camera that blends into your outfit even up close. For under $50 you can get something that you wouldn't notice from across the street.

I think it's a better idea to just legally mandate a red light that's on every time the camera is. Kinda like when Japan mandated shutter sounds after creeps started taking upskirts.