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   From: nobody@dizum.com   
      
   On 04 Oct 2025, Fritz Wuehler  posted some   
   news:ac508938e8e0d899c506f6a673689302@msgid.frell.theremailer.net:   
      
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   > I'm struggling to understand why there is no public outcry over Meta's   
   > new Rayban glasses. All I see are major tech reviewers promoting them,   
   > while barely touching on the privacy concerns. The problem isn't the   
   > privacy of the user who buys them, it's the complete violation of   
   > privacy for every single person around them. This isn't just another   
   > gadget, it's a surveillance device being normalized as a fashion   
   > accessory.   
      
   California has laws against that.  Get a class action lawsuit going   
   against them.   
      
   > The classic argument "if you don't like it, don't buy it" is irrelevant   
   > here. My choice not to buy them does not protect my privacy, anyone   
   > with the glasses can record my private conversation in a park or a bus   
   > without my knowledge or consent.   
   >   
   > And remember who is behind all this: Mr Zucker and Meta. Every   
   > stranger's face and every conversation can be used as data to train its   
   > AI and improve its ad targeting. Given Mr Zucker's political influence   
   > and the threat of tariffs, it feels like the EU won't do anything to   
   > stop it.   
   >   
   > edit: I wanted to discuss two different threats here. First, the user   
   > itself. Because this isn't the same as a smartphone. People will notice   
   > if you're pointing a phone at them, and a hidden camera gets terrible   
   > footage. These glasses have a camera aimed directly from their eyes,   
   > making it easy to secretly get clear video. While people talk about the   
   > LED indicators, it's only a matter of time before a simple hack lets   
   > users disable it. The second threat is Meta. We have to just trust that   
   > they won't push a silent update to start capturing surveillance footage   
   > to their own servers, using the camera and microphone to turn every   
   > user into a walking surveillance camera.   
   >   
   > edit 2: Something weird is happening. Many sensible comments are   
   > getting heavily downvoted. I think Zuck bots might be real, won't be   
   > surprised if the post get taken down in a couple of hours   
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