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Meta takes down a critical video about meta AI Glasses after filming at Meta

632 points · 395 comments · pieterr

  1. jimbo456 · · focus · HN ↗
    We need to move beyond just banning these glasses - all smart glasses of all kinds - to breaking up these companies. Undo the acquisitions of Insta and Whatsapp - I don't care that will be expensive, thats a shareholders problem.
    1. acd · · focus · HN ↗
      We should together stop calling devices which film in dressing / locker rooms smart.

      These devices record video & sound track serve Ads and do Data fusion

      What if you took a cam corder to a locker room? People would be upset, that is not allowed. That would not be nice. This is not nice either

      1. cogman10 · · focus · HN ↗
        Much like a cell phone, nobody would even really care if you brought a camcorder down so long as you aren't operating it (which is very obvious).

        What makes these things gross is that it's not obvious when someone is recording.

        1. nnutter · · focus · HN ↗
          Which Meta Glasses try to counter by making it obvious when someone is recording with the recording light; arguably more obvious than cell phones.
          1. DamnInteresting · · focus · HN ↗
            There's a technology that can hide an LED light, it is called "a small piece of tape."
            1. flumes_whims_ · · focus · HN ↗
              I don't know how effective it or how it works but Meta says they disable recording if the recording light is blocked.

              <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;9to5google.com&#x2F;2026&#x2F;07&#x2F;07&#x2F;meta-ray-ban-smart-glasses-privacy-light-camera-update&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;9to5google.com&#x2F;2026&#x2F;07&#x2F;07&#x2F;meta-ray-ban-smart-glasses...

              1. Tempest1981 · · focus · HN ↗
                And someone quickly hacked around it:

                <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.engadget.com&#x2F;2227710&#x2F;a-dollar2-sticker-let-me-bypass-the-meta-glasses-anti-creep-feature&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.engadget.com&#x2F;2227710&#x2F;a-dollar2-sticker-let-me-by...

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