Re: Why are we all just accepting Meta's new spy glasses?
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On 04 Oct 2025, Fritz Wuehler <fritz@spamexpire- 202510.rodent.frell.theremailer.net> posted some news:[email protected]: > Profile Badge for the Achievement Top 1% Poster Top 1% Poster > > I'm struggling to understand why there is no public outcry over Meta's > new Rayban glasses. All I see are major tech reviewers promoting them, > while barely touching on the privacy concerns. The problem isn't the > privacy of the user who buys them, it's the complete violation of > privacy for every single person around them. This isn't just another > gadget, it's a surveillance device being normalized as a fashion > accessory. California has laws against that. Get a class action lawsuit going against them. > The classic argument "if you don't like it, don't buy it" is irrelevant > here. My choice not to buy them does not protect my privacy, anyone > with the glasses can record my private conversation in a park or a bus > without my knowledge or consent. > > And remember who is behind all this: Mr Zucker and Meta. Every > stranger's face and every conversation can be used as data to train its > AI and improve its ad targeting. Given Mr Zucker's political influence > and the threat of tariffs, it feels like the EU won't do anything to > stop it. > > edit: I wanted to discuss two different threats here. First, the user > itself. Because this isn't the same as a smartphone. People will notice > if you're pointing a phone at them, and a hidden camera gets terrible > footage. These glasses have a camera aimed directly from their eyes, > making it easy to secretly get clear video. While people talk about the > LED indicators, it's only a matter of time before a simple hack lets > users disable it. The second threat is Meta. We have to just trust that > they won't push a silent update to start capturing surveillance footage > to their own servers, using the camera and microphone to turn every > user into a walking surveillance camera. > > edit 2: Something weird is happening. Many sensible comments are > getting heavily downvoted. I think Zuck bots might be real, won't be > surprised if the post get taken down in a couple of hours > > Go to privacy > r/privacy > 15 days ago > LbiyVFmn > > https://www.reddittorjg6rue252oqsxryoxengawnmo46qy4kyii5wtqnwfj4ooad.on > ion/r/privacy/comments/1nldj4m/why_are_we_all_just_accepting_metas_new_ > spy/?rdt=56957