“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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[–] 52 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (9 children)

The free app NearbyGlasses can detect their Bluetooth signal and tell you if someone is wearing them in range of your phone.

This could save you from being filmed by influencers, or creeps. Let the women in your life know.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ch.pocketpc.nearbyglasses

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  • [–] 10 points 3 months ago (6 children)

    Ugh watch me install this then have it just be government owned spyware

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  • [–] 9 points 3 months ago* (3 children)

    Developed by a PhD professor in the Sociology of Gender and the Applied Sciences at LMU Munich:

    https://yves.jeanrenaud.net/

    This is apparently their first app, as they're a programming hobbyist. Their research is in technology's effects on women and gender relations.

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  • [–] -5 points 3 months ago (2 children)

    as they're a programming hobbyist.

    So they vibe-coded it. No thanks.

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  • [–] 3 points 3 months ago

    If you actually looked at the link that they gave you, it's pretty obvious that the person has a lot of programming experience. I would say less than 2% of the developers I've ever met have an app on the app store so for a lot of them it would be their first app if they published one too.

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