Technology

I hope the glasses break on their face. But:

The two customers were, in fact, recording Hinkle, and the entire exchange was turned into content for social media.

...Can people not see this is the root problem?

These asswipes make a living being asswipes because Google, Meta, or Tiktok pay them to. Thats the root incentive. Most wouldnt risk all that trouble unless it was their living.

In other words, I dont want the moral of the story to be "this wouldnt happen without Meta glasses." The platform subsidizing those glasses is the ultimate problem.

Started a new job last Monday. Was pleasantly surprised by them having already banned perv glass.

There is only ONE good thing the meta glasses are for and it's blind people. They are immensely useful to help the blind and low vision users to navigate the world. Other than that, they should not able to exist.

I'll never understand why Google Glass were so offensive but these are just fine

Meta is a menace.

Period.

Full stop.

Pervert glasses are also great for corporate espionage

In my line of work you would be terminated on the spot if you wore these to work. I have sections of the facility that a fit bit would get you escorted off site and likely lose your job.

What if we punished crimes instead of monetizing them? We've had a multimedia Internet for a generation now, we could do this.

My new go to is to stop the conversation, tell them to tell their glasses, out loud, to stop recording. If they dont then that conversation is over.
Period.

Businesses need to start banning smart glasses with cameras or at least require the cameras to be covered with tape.

I was chatting with our CEO the other day and the topic of recording glasses came up. He said they are band in the company, and they've had conversations with their lawyers, that also say not to allow them. I was happy to hear that.

There are legitimate uses for head mounted cameras that track your focus.

There are none for these devices that try to obfuscate their presence.

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This was a very good, detailed read, including interviews with real affected people. I recommend anyone skimming the headline to read the full article.