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[–] Witchfire@lemmy.world 110 points 6 days ago (57 children)

Only predators buy those glasses.

[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 5 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

why do you know the android, zuckerborg is one of epsteins clientele.

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[–] Maroon@lemmy.world 30 points 5 days ago (2 children)

How do you even protect yourself and your kids from this? Maybe I can mask up, but I can't expect my partner or her kids to do the same.

[–] Zorg@lemmy.blahaj.zone 18 points 5 days ago (12 children)

Apparently quite a few people are developing ways to defect facial recognition https://www.stratecta.exchange/fashion-that-can-beat-facial-recognition-systems/
I was pleasantly surprised to find out Zenni now offers a near infrared blocking coating for their glasses.

[–] queueBenSis@sh.itjust.works 5 points 4 days ago

are the prices from Capable a joke? who thefuck pays $6-700 for a pair of joggers or sweater. privacy wear should be affordable, not a luxury. it’s the wealthy class that’s making this a problem in the first place

[–] CucumberFetish@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 4 days ago (2 children)

Has Zenni gotten rid of the polarized lenses? I checked a few sunglasses and couldn't configure them with polarized lenses....

[–] Zorg@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I thought all but the cheapest sunglasses were polarized nowadays, but I could be wrong.

Unfortunately, none of the local eyewear companies sell polarised sunglasses. The only exception is bicycle glasses, but I have no wish to look like wicked pepe

[–] Catoblepas@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

If you’re wanting to block IR maybe look for a pair that uses the Zenni ID Guard thing? Edit: just double checked and that’s where the option is now.

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[–] CannonFodder@lemmy.world 2 points 4 days ago

There are already cameras everywhere. As you walk down the street you're probably on and average of 3 ring cameras at any time. Cars have cameras, stores have lots of cameras (the fake ones you see, and the real hidden ones). There have been pen cameras and tie clip cameras for decades. Glasses cameras aren't really a big step.

[–] Evotech@lemmy.world 10 points 5 days ago

This is going to be so illegal in EU

[–] Bbbbbbbbbbb@lemmy.world 28 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Youre telling me Meta didnt have this from the start?

[–] Patrikvo@lemmy.zip 5 points 5 days ago

Premature release has been the norm for decades. Evil corps apply the same software development methodologies.

[–] GhostFace@lemmy.today 4 points 4 days ago (7 children)

I can't get facebook off my phone. I can put the app to sleep but it's always going to be there. It's such an invasion of privacy but I don't know how to deal with it.

[–] potustheplant@feddit.nl 4 points 4 days ago

adb commands

[–] JohnEdwa@sopuli.xyz 4 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

Some manufacturers mark bundled crap as essential system apps you need root to get rid of, but usually you can disable them which effectively uninstalls it in every other way except it will still take storage space. I wonder if your ROM just used the word "sleep" for that functionality?

[–] spacegoat@lemmy.world 3 points 4 days ago

Get a different phone

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[–] brucethemoose@lemmy.world 14 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (3 children)

And yet, people keep using Meta stuff...

[–] ExLisper@lemmy.curiana.net 3 points 4 days ago

Vast majority of people are really stupid.

[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 5 points 5 days ago (1 children)

The networking effect in action.

If you've got a dedicated group of friends on a platform and you can't figure out how to move them all at once, you're unlikely to socially isolate yourself just because they ratchet up the enshittification another rung.

[–] brucethemoose@lemmy.world 4 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (1 children)

Yeah.

At the same time, I think people don’t really understand how toxic Facebook is. It’s a physical health hazard for one relative of mine, a mental one for some others. I’m not exaggerating when I say it would be better for their health if they drank and smoked cigarettes.

[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 2 points 4 days ago

Plenty of people do both.

I don't think Facebook, strictly speaking, is the problem though. In my experience, it's the social isolation and poor quality of care that is all too common among Americans young and old alike.

Facebook is a lampry on the neck of a dying man.

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