[saag] Re: Suggested Project

HI Eric et al -

Let's turn this about 90 degrees.  I agree with John and Eric about the 
policy issues, but instead of using Bluetooth to ask permission, how 
about just having it broadcast "recording in progress here"?  That's 
something that the policy/law folk can mandate and that a human in the 
loop (or even an automated system) can take action on.   And the law(s) 
can make carve outs for where confidential recording is permitted.

All that said - Bluetooth is usually not in our wheelhouse unless also 
tied to IP.

Mike


On 3/9/2026 09:05, Eric Rescorla wrote:
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> On Mon, Mar 9, 2026 at 4:02 AM Joe Chiarella <[email protected]> wrote:
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>     To whom it may concern: (Russ Housley pointed me to this email)
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>     I’m thinking about the growing problem of “smart glasses” and
>     their stealth recording. What if there was a standard Bluetooth
>     protocol whereby glasses would be required to “handshake” with all
>     other Bluetooth devices in range (smartphones, laptops, lapel
>     pins, other glasses, etc.) and ask for permission to record
>     (something like robots.txt for web pages). If ANY devices in range
>     say “no” then recording is blocked. Does that make sense?
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> As John Mattsson's response suggests, the question of nonconsensual 
> recording
> seems like a policy question about who decides whether recording is 
> permissible
> that is not readily solved by technical means. The issue is that there 
> are some
> settings where we want people to be able to deny consent (inside your 
> house?)
> but others where we do not (law enforcement officers preventing protesters
> from recording). These are not really technically distinguishable.
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> -Ekr
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>     Just an idea. And probably one that someone else has already had.
>     But I toss it out just in case.
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>     ps – I’d love if this also worked for Amazon Alexa type “smart”
>     devices to indicate whether or not they should be “listening”.
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