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Extortion Using Smart Glasses Is a Thing Now (gizmodo.com)
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[–] Dasus@lemmy.world 1 points 17 hours ago* (last edited 17 hours ago) (8 children)

Hidden cameras and recordings have been things for like 100 years.

Edit and privacy law's reflect that.

Also everyone is literally constantly pointing a camera at you in public with their phones. Public places don't have a reasonable expectation of privacy.

[–] minorkeys@sh.itjust.works 7 points 11 hours ago (3 children)

Yeah but sunglasses make it very visible so people can't pretend it doesn't exist and have to confront how it feels to experience living in a surveillance state. They don't like that.

[–] Dasus@lemmy.world 0 points 10 hours ago (2 children)

I mean... if they're only now starting to notice and get uncomfortable, then, well. I guess just, good on them, for finally noticing?

[–] minorkeys@sh.itjust.works 3 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

Not really. The whole point is that they only feel uncomfortable when they can see it, so they fight to ensure it can't be seen, not for it to not exist. The public are a disappointment clump of morons who constantly fuck over our collective futures.

[–] Dasus@lemmy.world 0 points 10 hours ago* (last edited 10 hours ago)

Yes, that's the point I was making. Trying to make, with sarcasm. Failed, I guess. It's stupid as shit to panic now and getting rid of some glasses won't get rid of perverts recording in secret. Literally been an issue since the invention of photography.

Also, phones are cameras. And very visible.

So like, dumb people can think what they think, I just don't have the energy to fight it anymore. Well not as much as I used to anyway

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