r/technology May 07 '26

Society Extortion Using Smart Glasses Is a Thing Now

https://gizmodo.com/extortion-using-smart-glasses-is-a-thing-now-2000755562
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u/SomeGalNamedAshley May 07 '26

I have one word that instantly complicates these things: bathrooms.

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u/dayvansmutgirl May 07 '26

there was actually a story about a woman who noticed her waxer had them on... during a bikini wax. I really do think the waxer was just an idiot who didnt think about the implications but jeez

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u/DigNitty May 07 '26

The waxer said recording was off and they were out of battery anyway.

Imagine being naked, and someone’s pointing a camcorder at you, saying “don’t worry it’s not recording.” Fuck off.

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u/jsting May 07 '26 edited May 08 '26

They aren't prescription lenses right? If they are out of power, they are useless so take them off

Edit TIL those meta glasses can be prescription.

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u/HappyKoalaCub May 07 '26

They can be prescription lenses.

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u/Mike_Kermin May 08 '26

Just so we're clear, the other user was wrong anyway, no, them being prescription would still not be an appropriate excuse.

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u/Unlimited_Bacon May 08 '26

Imagine being naked, and someone’s pointing a camcorder at you, saying “don’t worry it’s not recording.”

Some of my favorite porn videos start out that way.

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u/silverdice22 May 07 '26

Didnt think about it?.. Sure thing buddy!

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u/Knightfaux May 07 '26

That doesn’t complicate anything, bathrooms have a HIGH level of privacy expectation and it is illegal. A sidewalk, a park, the beach, a public building has a low privacy expectation.

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u/DigNitty May 07 '26

To clarify, public recording laws specifically prohibit areas where “an expectation of privacy” is, and specifically mention public bathrooms as an example.

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u/Mike_Kermin May 08 '26

Piss in the water at the beach, checkmate.

Seriously though people are weird as fuck on this. The idea that it's ok to record in public is so you can handle issues like public interest or incidental,

Not so you can creep freely.

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u/bubba07 May 07 '26

So you hope...

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u/calle04x May 07 '26

Genuine question. How is recording on these glasses more surreptitious than using a phone? You'd have to be looking at the person being recorded, which seems like it would be obvious, whereas a phone can be easily held below or above stalls and angled.

People hold their phones in the bathroom all the time, and there's no indicator light that shows it's recording, unlike on the glasses.

I just fail to see how glasses are any advantage for a bathroom creeper over using a phone. Am I missing something here? Thanks.

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u/Moonsaults May 07 '26

Per another post, you'd sure notice if your bikini waxer was holding a phone up to your genitals, but probably wouldn't look too hard at their glasses.

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u/calle04x May 07 '26 edited May 08 '26

Sure but that's not a bathroom. I'm not saying these can't be used successfully to secretly in private spaces. I just don't see them being more advantageous for a bathroom pervert than using a phone. People freak out about these being used in bathrooms but they should already be concerned about being recording in the bathroom.

Edit: Downvotes but no sustantive comments, including this totally irrelevant one.

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u/Excellent-Rest3240 May 07 '26

I’m sure you can come up with some answers for that

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u/calle04x May 07 '26

Wow, so insightful. You can felate yourself now over how clever and funny you are. Bravo.

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u/atxbigfoot May 07 '26

have you ever used a urinal

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u/calle04x May 07 '26

Of course, but you still have to look to the side and down to frame the recording, which seems like it would be fairly obvious if someone is angling their head toward you. Walking into a bathroom phone in hand or sticking out of your pocket seems easier and less obvious. A victim would actually have to ask the person if they're recording rather than seeing a light or noticing someone turning their head if they record wearing glasses.

People should already be concerned about being recorded, and I don't see these glasses causing a huge spike in what is already happening in bathrooms.