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This App Warns You if Someone Is Wearing Smart Glasses Nearby - 404media
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this post was submitted on 24 Feb 2026
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This line of reasoning was already perfectly captured in Office Space: https://youtube.com/watch?v=yZjCQ3T5yXo
That's... not even close to what I'm saying. That's like saying using computers to steal money is illegal therefore using computers is illegal. Someone walking around with a camera is fairly commonplace, the problem is this tech makes it less easy to see and more accessible, which is a problem because of the number of people who would want to use it for something illegal. Remember back when they started making digital cameras which could take pictures silently, which was a big privacy issue? Then they started making mandatory sound effects when a picture was taken.... until they stopped doing that?
They never stopped in Japan
Good point, because of privacy protection laws, exactly the kind of laws we would need to pass to do something about this issue.
How effective is it really? People who want to do that will find a way.
Unfortunately true, there will always be a workaround.