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Meta sparks privacy fears after unveiling $299 Smart Glasses with hidden cameras: ‘You can now film everyone without them knowing’ (nypost.com)

submitted 1 year ago by L4s@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

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Meta sparks privacy fears after unveiling $299 Smart Glasses with hidden cameras: ‘You can now film everyone without them knowing’::These stylish shades may look like a regular pair of Ray-Ban Wayfarers, but they're actually Meta's new Smart Glasses, complete with two tiny cameras and speakers implanted in the arms. The wearable tech was unveiled by Mark Zuckerberg Wednesday at the 2023 Meta Connect conference in Menlo Park, California, sparking a frenzy online.

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[–] NeoNachtwaechter@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago

Doesn't it have a 'recording' LED?

Remember the good ol' times when some guy stepped up in the cinema, stood in front of the audience, right when the movie was about to start:

"OK, Google!"

:-)

[–] CluckN@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

They must have a different approach if Google glasses tried the same thing and failed miserably.

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[–] tony@lemmy.hoyle.me.uk 8 points 1 year ago

On the one hand I'd kinda love a pair of glasses that told me peoples names as I'm always forgetting them, or gave me directions without having to look at the phone.

On the other hand.. humans.

[–] MonkderZweite@feddit.ch 8 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Red led is no longer required?

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[–] BustaMyke@lemmy.ml 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

"...look like a regular pair of Ray-Ban Wayfarers..."

So they're rebranded Ray-Ban Stories

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[–] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 8 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Can't wait for pervs to start using these to get upskirt videos.

Sticking whole head under a lady

[–] Ottomateeverything@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

What? Why stick your head under?

"oops I dropped my glasses!"

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[–] cheese_greater@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

How very Meta

[–] AwesomeSteve@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Out of the loop, do you need a facebook/meta account (if yes, how much info they requested) to use the glasses ?

[–] netburnr@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yes. And yes

[–] Seasm0ke@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Cant wait for the hackaday firmware

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[–] tabular@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

On the one hand I can't remember the many people I see at work and would love heads-up display saying names, birthdays and reminding me what we spoke about.

On the other hand I don't like cameras recording my socially embarrassing actions in the first place, let alone tell people who I am. Like hell I want Zuck to know what stupid shit I said 4 years ago to that one person I won't see ever again.

[–] RobotToaster@mander.xyz 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

They don't really look "hidden" tbqh, the lenses are quite obvious.

I'm wondering if these could be useful to me as a prosopagnostic.

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