Dear Meta Smart Glasses Wearers: You’re Being Watched, Too (gizmodo.com)
from sveltecider@lemmy.ca to privacy@lemmy.ml on 04 Mar 2026 03:36
https://lemmy.ca/post/61278626

#privacy

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rslogix89@lemmy.world on 04 Mar 2026 04:10 next collapse

Jokes on them, I only wear my Meta Glasses when I’m furiously masturbating.

7112@lemmy.world on 04 Mar 2026 04:14 collapse

Careful or you’ll go blind!

randompasta@lemmy.today on 04 Mar 2026 04:58 next collapse

They’re trying to make sure the Meta employees are too.

CrypticCoffee@lemmy.ml on 04 Mar 2026 12:47 collapse

I’m over here, buddy…

crazycraw@crazypeople.online on 04 Mar 2026 05:15 next collapse

seems a little “no duh”

fubarx@lemmy.world on 04 Mar 2026 05:21 next collapse

At some point, some DIY person will come up with a way to disable these things in their presence.

And they will make bank.

IndigoGollum@lemmy.world on 04 Mar 2026 18:40 collapse

Maybe something similar to how microphone blockers work, flood a space with EM radiation outside the typical human visible range.

Or i think i’ve heard of ways to detect when someone has one of these near you (identifying bluetooth signals and such), in which case you can look around for who has glasses thick enough to hold a camera and shine a laser in their camera/eye. That could have too many false positives though.

Buddahriffic@lemmy.world on 04 Mar 2026 19:30 collapse

Just flashbang every room before you enter it, just to be safe.

IndigoGollum@lemmy.world on 05 Mar 2026 03:24 collapse

It would have to be strong enough to damage the cameras, if it’s not to be always on.

pHr34kY@lemmy.world on 04 Mar 2026 05:31 next collapse

Kenyans are watching you masturbate.

CrypticCoffee@lemmy.ml on 04 Mar 2026 12:48 collapse

Hey. I pay good money for that.

elvith@feddit.org on 04 Mar 2026 07:13 next collapse

The wearers of these glasses probably don’t want that footage seen by third parties. And the contractors sure seem like they’d rather not watch it—though they risk losing their job if they decide not to label something. “You understand that it is someone’s private life you are looking at, but at the same time you are just expected to carry out the work,” an employee told the papers. “You are not supposed to question it. If you start asking questions, you are gone.”

We at $COMPANY value your privacy and will process your data with the utmost care.

Every. Privacy. Policy. Ever.

calmblue75@lemmy.ml on 05 Mar 06:45 collapse

We care about your privacy

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We need all this info about you so that we can serve you better. We promise, we won’t share it with anyone (except our 2000+ partner companies) or misuse it in any manner (except for shoving ads in your face or training AI).

By the way, the data is subject to the privacy regulations of the country we (or our partners) have built our servers in, so good luck trying to understand what exactly your rights are.

We may modify this terms behind your back and have no liability ever to notify you. Consider yourself lucky if you’re even reading this, because you already accepted it by continuing to use our website.

elvith@feddit.org on 05 Mar 11:48 collapse

By the way, the data is subject to the privacy regulations of the country we (or our partners) have built our servers in, so good luck trying to understand what exactly our interpretation of your rights are is.

FTFY

lessthanluigi@lemmy.sdf.org on 04 Mar 2026 16:17 next collapse

I thought they were talking about Nearby Glasses for a minute.

darkmogool@feddit.org on 05 Mar 08:09 next collapse

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chaotic_ugly@lemmy.zip on 05 Mar 12:20 collapse

Dear smart glasses wearers,

You’re colossal pieces of shit. And dumb as a bag of socks, morons who are paying companies for the privilege of spying on strangers without their consent. You’re helping to enable a world where privacy literally doesn’t exist and every public moment of every person’s life, whether they want to participate or not, is being mined and monetized by billionaires.

You are lower than pond scum. You’re the shit under the back of the toilet bowl that has never been cleaned. You are actually stupid. Like, actually braindead. You are paying actual money to be exploited. At least Facebook and Instagram are free. Seriously, what kind of dumbass would pay to have Mark Zuckerberg sit on their face all day? Fucking idiots. 🤣