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Reframing smart glasses as 'pervert glasses' (this.weekinsecurity.com)

submitted 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) by XLE@piefed.social to c/privacy@lemmy.world

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Smart glasses equipped with cameras, microphones, and AI are a creeping privacy and security nightmare, prompting backlash.

And rightfully so.

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[–] HubertManne@piefed.social 11 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

yeah the camera is the troublesome part. Thing is it is useful for camera tracking.

[–] quick_snail@feddit.nl 5 points 21 hours ago (2 children)

No way, microphone is much worse

[–] HubertManne@piefed.social 8 points 21 hours ago

microphone has many more basic uses. taking notes. voice command. I mean we all realize all the smartphones have both of these things right. I mean that is why I don't really like them but I would more like AR although realistically not in a corp is controlling everything way. If it was open source and local and under my control that would be super cool.

[–] WoodScientist@lemmy.world 4 points 18 hours ago (2 children)

Eh. It's already pretty easy to conceal a microphone. Harder to conceal a camera.

[–] AA5B@lemmy.world 1 points 6 hours ago

Actually something I worry about ….. my glasses have tiny embedded magnets for “click-on” sunglasses. Maybe they could be mistaken for tiny cameras on pervert glasses

[–] InFerNo@lemmy.ml -2 points 17 hours ago

It's actually pretty easy to conceal. there's plenty of investigative reporting with hidden cameras and nobody's none the wiser. The fact that they have to add a light to the glasses proves that even if you hide it in plain sight, people will still miss it.