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cross-posted from: https://piefed.social/c/technology/p/1812149/this-app-warns-you-if-someone-is-wearing-smart-glasses-nearby-404media

The creator of Nearby Glasses made the app after reading 404 Media's coverage of how people are using Meta's Ray-Bans smartglasses to film people without their knowledge or consent. “I consider it to be a tiny part of resistance against surveillance tech.”

more at: @feed@404media.co

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[–] Angryhumanoid@fedinsfw.app 1 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

Good point, because of privacy protection laws, exactly the kind of laws we would need to pass to do something about this issue.

[–] can@sh.itjust.works 1 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

How effective is it really? People who want to do that will find a way.

[–] Angryhumanoid@fedinsfw.app 1 points 10 hours ago

Unfortunately true, there will always be a workaround.