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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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[–] agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 day ago

I can think of several use-cases: subtitles for the hearing impaired, translation, AR overlays for technical work, etc. Not saying they're a good value, but it seems weird to say there's no use-case.

And I genuinely don't understand the pervert angle. What do they do for perverts that can't be done with much cheaper button/pen cameras, or even a phone in your breast pocket?

Like sure, there are problems with surveillance and ads and other nasty tech bro shit, that much is obvious. But I sincerely do not understand why they're being called pervert glasses. Am I missing something?