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Philly courts will ban all smart eyeglasses starting next week

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Re: Philly courts will ban all smart eyeglasses starting next week

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Post by shagie »

dataflow wrote: post #12
qha34h wrote: post #8

I don't see how these glasses are legal at all. While filming in public places is allowed in the US, commercial use of that material is not. For example, you cannot just use public material with recognizable people in advertisements without their consent. Meta is likely to use material from these spy devices to build real world networks and use it commercially. These "glasses" should be outlawed. The only useful purp…

Are all commercial uses illegal or only those that display your likeness?

A news broadcast for a commercially run news network does not need releases nor does it need to compensate people who walk through the background.

Likewise, journalistic photographs (for commercial use) are legal and don't require releases or compensation for people who are part of the scene.

https://www.krages.com/ThePhotographersRight.pdf (note the credentials in the lower right corner - and if you want to know more I'd suggest https://www.krages.com/bpkphoto.htm )

    The general rule in the United States is that anyone may take photographs of whatever they want when they are in a public place or places where they have permission to take photographs. Absent a specific legal prohibition such as a statute or ordinance, you are legally entitled to take photographs. Examples of places that are traditionally considered public are streets, sidewalks, and public parks.

Re: Philly courts will ban all smart eyeglasses starting next week

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Post by theturtletalks »

plorg wrote: post #16

My local county is currently in a dispute with the local bar association because they want to upgrade the courthouse security cameras and the sheriff wants to add audio capabilities. This includes to parts of the building just outside the courtroom that counsel will frequently use for brief asides with their clients (due to lack of other private rooms). The county seems to favor adding the microphones and pinky swear…

Even if what they hear is inadmissible in court, parallel construction is a real thing and they will find a way to work backwards.

Re: Philly courts will ban all smart eyeglasses starting next week

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Post by dfansteel »

fooker wrote: post #28
kelseyfrog wrote: post #10

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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You're arguing for government enforced de-anonymization while at the same time using an anonymous internet account :)

You’ll notice their specific example, the Cybertruck, is easy to identify on any road. And, as far as I can tell, not being mandated by any government for purchase.

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Post by Kuinox »

k310 wrote: post #30

Nearby Glasses for Android [0] tries to detect smart glasses. Before the court makes you shut off your Android device. An ios BT detector might also work. [0] https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ch.pocketpc.ne...

Never managed to make it work in background.

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Post by verandaguy »

serious_angel wrote: post #5

I am not into Facebook/Meta nowadays, bet the technology is so lovely freaking magnificent... Back in the days, these were in Sci-Fi and dreams only... // https://www.ifixit.com/News/113543/theres-groundbreaking-wav...

It can be simultaneously true that smart glasses are a technological marvel and a privacy nightmare.

It's also important to consider that while many places have some legal framework along the lines of "no reasonable expectation of privacy in public spaces," there's a social-psychological gap between that and the presumption of being constantly recorded, be it by other private individuals or governments.

Because of this, my view on this technology is that it's a net negative in society, and generally unhealthy.

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Post by kittikitti »

This is a great rule and I hope to hear about other courts implement it. Smart eyeglasses are an invasion of privacy and inside a courtroom they're certainly a threat. Especially because the tech monopolies and their surveillance technologies have proven to be incredible privacy liabilities.

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Post by emptybits »

root_axis wrote: post #18
bryan0 wrote: post #6

Serious question: what will happen when people start getting implants? They’ll probably require some sort of off mode, but not sure how that would be enforced.

That's so far into the future that we can cross that bridge when we come to it.

On the audio side, it's not a stretch to imagine cochlear implants (or hearing aids) having an undetectable recording ability.

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Post by nozzlegear »

plorg wrote: post #16

My local county is currently in a dispute with the local bar association because they want to upgrade the courthouse security cameras and the sheriff wants to add audio capabilities. This includes to parts of the building just outside the courtroom that counsel will frequently use for brief asides with their clients (due to lack of other private rooms). The county seems to favor adding the microphones and pinky swear…

Are you in Iowa, by chance? A neighboring county where I live wants to do this exact thing. Last I read they had voted to go forward with it.
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