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Women in Brussels 'filmed without their knowledge' by men wearing Meta smart glasses (www.brusselstimes.com)
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“Experts in Europe warn that these devices are used to record strangers without their consent, possibly breaching EU law.”

“A small LED light is designed to indicate when recording is taking place, but RTBF's investigators found that tutorials explaining how to conceal the indicator are abundant and easily accessible online.”

Sometimes I have a hard time deciding who I despise more, parasite Mark Zuckerberg or its witless hosts who keep using its products—yes, Zuck's pronoun is it. Ban Ray-Ban, for frick's sake.

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[–] codapine@lemmy.zip 4 points 9 hours ago (2 children)

I see what you're driving at, but CCTV cameras are recording 24/7 on the offchance that the footage is needed, just in case, by a body who is often regulated and monitored. Whereas the concern with the glasses is that they are operated by an otherwise anonymous individual and the recording is more likely to be targeted rather than a broadly cast net.

The very reason the first camera phones had to be re-engineered to add mandatory shutter sounds to them.

[–] 0x0@lemmy.zip 2 points 50 minutes ago

I think the mandatory shutter sound is a Japan-only thing.

[–] Tiger666@lemmy.ca 0 points 25 minutes ago (1 children)

The very reason the first camera phones had to be re-engineered to add mandatory shutter sounds to them.

What?!?

Think about what you are saying for the love of all existence.

Volume buttons have always existed on cell phones. Your statement makes no sense.

Have a good day.

[–] schipelblorp@sh.itjust.works 1 points 18 minutes ago

Cell phones in Japan must have an audible shutter sound. Pretty sure turning down the volume isn't enough to silence it.