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The creator of Nearby Glasses made the app after reading 404 Media's coverage of how people are using Meta's Ray-Bans smartglasses to film people without their knowledge or consent. “I consider it to be a tiny part of resistance against surveillance tech.”

more at: @feed@404media.co

https://tech.lgbt/@yjeanrenaud/116122129025921096

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[–] northernlights@lemmy.today 103 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (13 children)

Paywalled article. Here's the link to the app: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ch.pocketpc.nearbyglasses

Edit: it's licensed under a license I never heard of. I'm curious, I don't understand why it was needed.

"Why draft new licenses? Until now, there has been no standardization of this kind of source code license, even though it has become increasingly common. This has resulted in confusing and overlapping licenses, which need to be analyzed one at a time. Lack of standardization has used up the time and resources of many in the software industry, as well as their lawyers. The objective of the PolyForm Project is standardization and reduction of costs for developers and users."

Seems like that exact XKCD about standards.

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[–] lechekaflan@lemmy.world 48 points 2 days ago (1 children)
[–] speckofrust@lemmy.dbzer0.com 16 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Perfect response. Record someone without consent, it should be the last time those glasses are wearable.

[–] doingthestuff@lemy.lol 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I can't speak to the laws in other nations but in the US it depends a lot on where they're recording. If you're just out on the street, it's not only not a crime to record in public, it's a protected right. So if you punch them they'd be solidly in their rights to mace you or break your legs, maybe even shoot you in many states. And then have you arrested and force you to pay for a new pair of glasses.

But if they were doing that shit on private property or somewhere worse like a restroom, give them the ol western bouncer treatment and send them flying out the door with a broken pair of glasses. I mean you could assault them out bin public too, but there could be some unpleasant consequences.

[–] ToTheGraveMyLove@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (3 children)

Breaking someone's legs requires excessive force, so no, you would not be within your rights to break someone's legs for punching you in the face. That would absolutely be an escalation of force and not legally defendable.

In order to shoot someone in self defense, you have to prove that you feared for your life. Its not a get out of jail free card.

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[–] Digit@lemmy.wtf 3 points 1 day ago (2 children)

now if i could get that app without a phone, and with a warning of nearby phones too...

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[–] ieatpwns@lemmy.world 50 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Open season on meta wearers when?

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i wonder if it can detect the snapchat ones too.

[–] Ghostie@lemmy.zip 9 points 1 day ago

Absolutely fantastic.

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