• Sturgist@lemmy.ca
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      19 days ago

      Most countries it’s legal to record in public, as there’s no reasonable expectation of privacy. Though these are a bit different than say someone with a phone or camera, as unless you pay close attention the glasses are easy to miss…

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        19 days ago

        I disagree. Secretly recording someone with a phone is much easier than doing it with one of these. It’s the same issue people had with Google Glass back in the day.

        I think the reason it feels creepier is because, if you’re talking with someone that’s wearing them, it feels like they’re sticking a camera in your face.

        But like I could turn on my phone camera, leave it sticking out of my pocket, and record everyone taking a piss in a public restroom with nobody noticing. If I tried to do that with glasses, I’d have to turn my head towards everyone’s cock, one at a time. The neck pain alone makes it not worth the effort.

        But to be clear, fuck Meta. These glasses should be banned for many other reasons.

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          19 days ago

          Agree with you for the most part.

          Though your example of a public toilet is a bit flawed, since there IS a reasonable expectation of privacy.

          Google Glass was waaaaaaaaaay more obvious.

          Where the meta ones are a little less so.

          Depending on lighting, and distance from the Glasshole, could be really hard to spot the Meta ones.

    • Zexks@lemmy.world
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      18 days ago

      You have no assumed privacy in a public space. How long is it going to take people to learn this.

      • smeenz@lemmy.nz
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        18 days ago

        Depends where you are.

        Germany, for example, has laws that make it illegal to record people in public doing things that could embarrass or demean them.

        Japan made google throw out their original streetview data and do it again with a shorter pole so that it didn’t look over people’s fences.

        Different countries have different laws.