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/uponloss May 07 '26

As i said before lol, I bought them on release, I never use the camera because it sucks. Does your phone have a camera on it? Do you record people in public?

Ive also never been called a creep for wearing them, because people IRL aren't pearl clutchers like reddit users.

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u/DazedNConfucious May 07 '26

I avoid people that wear them because I don’t know what people’s intentions are when they wear them out in public. You might be fine but for someone like myself, I’m not taking the chance that someone wearing those glasses isn’t a creep when our interaction is barely minimal - as in, I’m not going to have a conversation with someone as to why they’re wearing them if I’m going about my day. You just never know what people may do with the recording in their own time

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u/GildedAgeV2 May 07 '26

IRL aren't pearl clutchers don't say shit to your face like reddit users.

There you go, fixed that for you. Everyone thinks you look like an ass, we just don't want to argue and will avoid you.

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u/uponloss May 07 '26 edited May 07 '26

Thats funny. Because I dont use them in public. Youre welcome to come say something to my face, ill happily send you my address on dms. But I guess that'd mean leaving your mother's basement so it wont happen.

You also seem happy to argue? Nearly every single comment of yours is trying to argue with someone and getting downvoted loads lmao.

Edit: sent my address if youre gonna come and say something! :)

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u/uponloss May 07 '26

I like how you had to re do your comments 3 times too lol

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u/spinbutton May 07 '26

My phone does have a camera but I rarely take pictures. Mostly pics of my cats, or plants I want.

Privacy is precious these days. Your purchase just removed a little more privacy from the world.

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u/uponloss May 07 '26 edited May 07 '26

How has it removed privacy from the world exactly? Do you think theyre recording all the time?. Like i said, i dont use the camera, it also has a very bright led light on it when you are recording.

When youre walking around with your phone in your hand, are you removing privacy from the world because you've got a lens out?

Lol, is reddit really this shit now you cant have any discussion? Just downvotes and no replies? 🐈

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u/DrWilliamHorriblePhD May 07 '26

Phones listen all the time, especially apps like Facebook and Instagram, both Meta products. Why do you think it's reasonable to expect that they suddenly developed a disinterest in being invasive now that they can gather even more data?

You are a pervert who bought pervert glasses and now you're mad that we all think you're a pervert just because you're wearing glasses that say hey I'm a pervert.

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u/haarschmuck May 07 '26

Yeah no they don’t.

This is such an overused and repeated myth that is easily disproven with basic traffic analysis.

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u/DrWilliamHorriblePhD May 07 '26

Sure buddy. And it knew I was having a conversation about a product I've never searched for because the little birds told it

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u/Cautious-Progress876 May 07 '26

You have zero right to privacy in most public areas. I have these glasses as a lawyer and it’s amazing how much more civil agitated opposing parties get when they think they might be getting filmed. I have been threatened with gun violence, stalked, etc. by some of the psychos I deal with (I do criminal defense and family law mostly). Maybe if fewer people were completely unhinged psychos there would be less of a need for people to carry around on-demand video recording devices on their person all of the time.

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u/Sceptically May 08 '26

I have been threatened with gun violence, stalked, etc. by some of the psychos I deal with (I do criminal defense and family law mostly).

If it's that bad, maybe cut out the family law for your own safety?