“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.
3 Jun 2026 10:45
I never understood why a well-known brand like RayBan would want to be associated with this.
3 Jun 2026 17:21
They were bought by Luxotica years ago.
3 Jun 2026 18:05
as literally almost all glasses brands
3 Jun 2026 18:21
I am so lucky I have been to french quarter celebrations before smartphones. Some things are meant to be experienced and not documented.
3 Jun 2026 19:16
I understand how creepy this is but why is this any different than the 1000s of cameras on poles literally everywhere these days. Neither of these should be acceptable
3 Jun 2026 19:19
And Meta probably have Luxotica a large sack of cash to make these glasses.
3 Jun 2026 20:04
They're not worse, but having yet another thing invading our privacy in public IS worse. No sense in giving up even more ground.
3 Jun 2026 20:14
Completely agree, but because _another_ bad thing exists, it’s no reason not to care about _this_ bad thing.
These are also separate (but obviously related) issues. The flock and other surveillance cameras are about control and, well surveillance. These meta glasses are about personal interactions and predatory behavior of creepy people. They are also markedly different than cameras in phones, since they are much more obvious that they are recording.
They both need to go.
3 Jun 2026 20:47
Difference being: we're kind of powerless against government surveillance high up on a fence, but we
can sanction the class traitor glassholes with an accidental elbow to the glasses and a clumsy step on them.
3 Jun 2026 20:47
The cameras on poles can't see literally everywhere, and can't
physically follow you around.
And the cameras on poles have (at least in theory) regulations and laws governing how their footage can (and cannot) be used.
MetaCreepSpecs don't have any such restrictions.
3 Jun 2026 21:17
Not all smart glasses have cameras. A camera is not needed for real time subtitles.
3 Jun 2026 21:18
The world has gone to shit because capitalism created a world where Mark Zuckerberg's dreams come true.
3 Jun 2026 21:22
Just punch people wearing Ray-Bans on sight. Really bend those frames.
3 Jun 2026 21:23
Which is why I said neither of these should be acceptable.
3 Jun 2026 21:31
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