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NoPeek - free open source Android app that detects nearby Meta Ray-Ban glasses and VR headsets via Bluetooth (thelemmy.club)

submitted 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) by getnopeek@thelemmy.club to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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Meta has sold 7M+ Ray-Ban glasses that look identical to normal glasses but can record you silently.

NoPeek detects them using immutable BLE manufacturer company IDs signals that cannot be randomized or hidden unlike MAC addresses.

Detects: Meta Ray-Ban, Snap Spectacles, Oakley Meta, TCL RayNeo, Meta Quest, Apple Vision Pro, Pico VR and more.

No ads. No tracking. No internet permission. Fully open source. MIT license.

github.com/getnopeek/nopeek-android

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[–] BlackEco@lemmy.blackeco.com 15 points 3 months ago (3 children)

How does it differ from Nearby Glasses, apart from detecting more AR headsets?

[–] paris@lemmy.blahaj.zone 7 points 3 months ago

It looks vibe coded to me. Shitload of emojis in the readme, only three commits where all of the code was added at once via file upload, account is two days old and named specifically for this project

[–] utopiah@lemmy.ml 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Good question, seems newer but rely on the same mechanism.

[–] BlackEco@lemmy.blackeco.com 7 points 3 months ago

Someone else mentioned the less copyleft license (MIT vs. AGPL) as something to consider.

[–] getnopeek@thelemmy.club 1 points 2 months ago

Great question! Key differences:

NoPeek detects BOTH smart glasses AND VR headsets (Quest, Vision Pro, Pico, Vive, PSVR etc)
Background scanning via foreground service — works when app is closed
Distance estimation (~2m ~5m ~10m)
Detection history saved locally
Configurable RSSI threshold and notification cooldown
Smart device grouping
Sound alarm on detection

Nearby Glasses is great and inspired some of our detection approach — NoPeek builds on it with more devices and more features.