A New York subway rider has accused a woman of breaking his Meta smart glasses. She was later hailed as a hero.

  • InFerNo@lemmy.ml
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    4 天前

    While Meta built in a small LED light in the front of its glasses to indicate when it’s recording a video, it can easily be covered by a small piece of tape, making it trivially easy to spy on strangers in public without their knowledge or consent. As Daily Dot points out, people are even selling stickers for this specific purpose.

    I was under the impression that covering the LED would prevent the camera function from working. I guess it doesn’t.

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        3 天前

        Yeah, but usually you know you’re being recorded because you can see the recording device. I think it’s fair to film in public, but not secretly.

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            3 天前

            Why do you care if you have nothing to hide is a weak argument that’s been used to erode our rights. Fuck off.

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              Dumb fuck, you dont have a “right” to privacy in public. Also i never said that you fucking moron. Have fun fighting imaginary arguments in an empty room.

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                3 天前

                You absolutely do, and even the Supreme Court has sided that you have some expectation of privacy. Blanket “you don’t have a right to privacy” is why I’m calling you a dumbass. The EFF even agrees with me.

                I don’t know what empty rooms you’re in, but I’m not surprised I guess given the kind of creep you are.

                EFF article

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                  3 天前

                  You should try reading that article yourself, which is about aggregated, long-term tracking (like GPS data or ALPR networks) and persistent surveillance over time, which is very different from the moment-to-moment visibility you have on a train.

                  Damn dude, you look really fucking stupid here, do you want to try again?

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                    3 天前

                    So you agree you have a right to privacy in public? How are you soooo close to getting it and then losing the fucking plot.