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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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[–] bamboo@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 3 months ago

I see, admittedly I didn't check too closely but see what you're saying now. I've had good luck with this app for tracking other BLE devices around. FWIW the MAC address filter takes a wild card value (using *), but I'm not too familiar with how the manufacturer ID and MAC address manufacturer prefix are related, if at all. Anyway, all this to say that while the NoPeek app is focused on just smart glasses, other apps exist that have similar functionality, and are easier to install.