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A $60 Mod to Meta’s Ray-Bans Disables Its Privacy-Protecting Recording Light (www.404media.co)

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Meta’s Ray-Ban glasses usually include an LED that lights up when the user is recording other people. One hobbyist is charging a small fee to disable that light, and has a growing list of customers around the country.

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[–] entwine@programming.dev 3 points 1 month ago

This is stupid fear mongering, and the same shit we saw with Google Glass back in the day. Recording people without their consent is easier to do with your phone, and the video will be higher quality. If anything, what makes these glasses seem scarier from a privacy POV is that they're harder to be discrete with than a phone because they're on your face (regardless of the LED)... Which ironically makes them more privacy friendly.

Don't get me wrong, nobody should buy this crap, and it is not privacy friendly at all. Every single sensor/camera on that shit will be uploading data straight into Mark Zuckerberg's veins 24/7. You are stupid if you buy one, simple as that.

But this type of fear mongering is also stupid, and nothing more than click bait. If you want to raise the privacy alarm, focus on the important part: Meta.