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The Backlash Is So Strong That People With “Pervert Glasses” Are Afraid to Use Them in Public (tech.yahoo.com)
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[–] Aceofspades@lemmy.ca 92 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (3 children)

There is an Android app that looks for the Bluetooth signatures of these glasses and alerts if they are nearby. Hopefully something exists on iOS devices as well.

Edit: The app is called Nearby Glasses and it is available on iOS and Android.

[–] doomchapel666@lemmy.zip 16 points 1 day ago (2 children)

what's that app called??

[–] davidgro@lemmy.world 27 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Nearby Glasses

(Play store, also on F-Droid via the IzzyOnDroid repo)

[–] doomchapel666@lemmy.zip 4 points 1 day ago

thank you so much!!

[–] Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works 15 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Pervalert?

[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 day ago

It's a module within Hotdog/Not Hotdog.

[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 1 points 23 hours ago

PERVASIVE,

[–] ShredderFeeder@shredderfood.net 10 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Oohh need the name of that if you've got it handy.

[–] Aceofspades@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 day ago

It's called Nearby Glasses on both IOS and Android.