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Women in Brussels 'filmed without their knowledge' by men wearing Meta smart glasses (www.brusselstimes.com)
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“Experts in Europe warn that these devices are used to record strangers without their consent, possibly breaching EU law.”

“A small LED light is designed to indicate when recording is taking place, but RTBF's investigators found that tutorials explaining how to conceal the indicator are abundant and easily accessible online.”

Sometimes I have a hard time deciding who I despise more, parasite Mark Zuckerberg or its witless hosts who keep using its products—yes, Zuck's pronoun is it. Ban Ray-Ban, for frick's sake.

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[–] 36 points 4 months ago (3 children)

There are lights that work on some cameras. I'm not sure which (infrared, I think prolly others). Search the web. They exist. But how are you gonna have that at all times everywhere? Easier to set the Meta HQ on fire. And that's prolly not easy.

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  • [–] 8 points 3 months ago

    But how are you gonna have that at all times everywhere?

    Someone made a hoodie with IR LED lights all around the face. I bet one could also build it into a necklace or something, but you'd need some sort of battery in your pocket to power them.

    The real problem with these is that they are only really effective at night. In daylight, the blinding effect of the LEDs is minimized.

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