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The creator of Nearby Glasses made the app after reading 404 Media's coverage of how people are using Meta's Ray-Bans smartglasses to film people without their knowledge or consent. “I consider it to be a tiny part of resistance against surveillance tech.”

more at: @feed@404media.co

https://tech.lgbt/@yjeanrenaud/116122129025921096

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[–] IratePirate@feddit.org 11 points 10 hours ago

I'd fork this just to name it more appropriately: "Glasshole radar"

[–] ieatpwns@lemmy.world 40 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

Open season on meta wearers when?

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[–] plateee@piefed.social 13 points 12 hours ago

I wonder if you could run it on a dedicated piece of gear like FlockYou...

[–] rumba@lemmy.zip 10 points 11 hours ago (6 children)

Now if they can just notify you that some asshole is recording you on their cell phone instead of reading reddit. probably 0.001% of people out there stalking are using smart glasses.

[–] partial_accumen@lemmy.world 6 points 10 hours ago (3 children)

Now if they can just notify you that some asshole is recording you on their cell phone instead of reading reddit.

If you're out in public, always assume you're on someone's camera. That isn't really new either.

[–] ohshit604@sh.itjust.works 2 points 7 hours ago* (last edited 7 hours ago)

Hat ✅

Hood ✅

Head down in my phone ✅

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[–] RedGreenBlue@lemmy.zip 18 points 13 hours ago* (last edited 13 hours ago) (3 children)

Now you need a powerful laser pointer to ruin the glasses camera. Careful not to blind the wearer.

[–] NotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.world 14 points 12 hours ago (5 children)

Apparently the lidar in some cars can damage cameras and are safe for eyes.

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[–] artyom@piefed.social 24 points 14 hours ago (9 children)

Doesn't work 😮‍💨 push "start scanning" and nothing happens.

[–] SanctimoniousApe@lemmings.world 47 points 14 hours ago* (last edited 14 hours ago) (3 children)

It's supposed to ask for Bluetooth access at that point, did it?

Also from the GitHub page:

if you don't see the scan starting, you might need to enable Foreground Service on your particular phone in the Settings menu [in the app's settings, not the phone's]

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[–] Earthman_Jim@lemmy.zip 13 points 13 hours ago

It sucks that it seems like as time goes on the best thing my phone will be good for is alerting me to other nearby tech to avoid.

[–] My_IFAKs___gone@lemmy.world 21 points 14 hours ago (10 children)

I know next to nothing about the glasses, but would they be vulnerable to anything the Flipper Zero is capable of doing?

[–] betterdeadthanreddit@lemmy.world 51 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

How hard can you throw it?

[–] My_IFAKs___gone@lemmy.world 11 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

Pretty hard. Unfortunately my aim is shit.

[–] chiliedogg@lemmy.world 6 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

Just throw hard enough to trigger fusion reaction then.

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[–] LodeMike@lemmy.today 15 points 14 hours ago (1 children)
[–] mesamunefire@piefed.social 11 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

yep, theres a few apps like that nowadays. Bluetooth is VERY vulnerable. At least from my understanding.

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[–] rekabis@lemmy.ca 6 points 11 hours ago

Would love to know when the iOS app is coming out.

[–] mesamunefire@piefed.social 18 points 15 hours ago (1 children)
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