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Reframing smart glasses as 'pervert glasses' (this.weekinsecurity.com)
submitted 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) by XLE@piefed.social to c/privacy@lemmy.world
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Smart glasses equipped with cameras, microphones, and AI are a creeping privacy and security nightmare, prompting backlash.

And rightfully so.

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[–] NaibofTabr@infosec.pub 11 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Any such technology would be used to deliver ads, so imagine you have that capacity but it also constantly throws commercial at you while you're driving.

[–] BallShapedMan@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

The dream... /Jumps off cliff

[–] cyberfae@piefed.social 1 points 1 month ago

Not if you either root and remove spyware, or use a pair that's only a screen in tandem with a raspberry pi or other development board.