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Re: Meta in row after workers who saw smart glasses users having sex lose jobs

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Post by Retr0id »

stronglikedan wrote: post #41
I_am_tiberius wrote: post #28

Not a fan of regulation in general, but would love to see a ban of cameras on glasses used in public spaces.

Why? What's the difference between that and one of the many, many concealed camera options that you don't even notice? Just that it's noticeable? I don't think that's a good enough reason for yet-more-regulation. You're already being recorded everywhere you go in public by the authorities, and often by people standing right next to you unnoticed, so just act accordingly.

The problem is if it becomes socially normalized. If you're using a concealed camera and someone notices, you're a creep/asshole.

Re: Meta in row after workers who saw smart glasses users having sex lose jobs

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Post by [deleted] »

3form wrote: post #63
getnormality wrote: post #52

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I don't know why people buy smart glasses. Maybe they buy them for video capture. If so, the videos go to Meta's servers and Meta might do things with them. They might be criticized for not reviewing them in certain cases. That's one reason why I wouldn't buy Meta smart glasses.

If only we had the technology to record video without sending it to Meta's servers.

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Re: Meta in row after workers who saw smart glasses users having sex lose jobs

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Post by SV_BubbleTime »

HarHarVeryFunny wrote: post #9

Not sure which is worse here - that Meta are recording video from customers' smart glasses, or that they are firing people who talk about it.

Can I squeeze in the just a teeny tiny bit of… why the hell are you wearing an internet camera on you while naked and/or having sex?

… although I really extend that to why are you wearing an internet connected camera that is obviously going to be monitored by Meta.

Re: Meta in row after workers who saw smart glasses users having sex lose jobs

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Post by randallsquared »

everdrive wrote: post #49
OutOfHere wrote: post #31

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>I don't think that's fair. Smartglasses have legitimate purposes. I think that's true in principle, but in practice there are going to be two kinds of smart glasses users; extraordinarily annoying kids or you adults acting annoying in public so they can post videos to social media, and then normal people who have no clear sense for how much they're violating the privacy of those around them, and just like cool tech.…

> Very, very few users are going to be an interesting or valid use case

You then list a mere two categories.

Would your argument have been similar in 2008 if told that in ten years, everyone in the economic first world would be carrying multiple cameras including a dedicated "selfie" camera at all times?

Re: Meta in row after workers who saw smart glasses users having sex lose jobs

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Post by stackghost »

gorbachev wrote: post #2

Meta cancels the contract with the outsourcing company they contracted to classify smart glasses content after employees at the company whistleblow about serious privacy issues with the content they were paid to classify.

Mark Zuckerberg and disrespect for user privacy.

Name a more iconic duo.

Re: Meta in row after workers who saw smart glasses users having sex lose jobs

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Post by basisword »

OutOfHere wrote: post #43
voidUpdate wrote: post #38

Earlier quoted context omitted.

What are the reasonable and legitimate uses of smart glasses with cameras in that can record without the subject being aware?

I already noted it in the answer. If a person feels at risk, or even if they're on vacation, they have a right to record something/everything and someone/everyone around them in public, just as they could with a phone. Do you think you will know if someone has their phone in their pocket or in a holster, and is turned on and recording? You will never know. There are dozens if not hundreds of cameras pointed at the st…

>> even if they're on vacation, they have a right to record something/everything and someone/everyone around them in public

Big assumption here that the place you're on vacation doesn't have different laws. You may have absolutely no right to record "everything and everyone" around you.

Re: Meta in row after workers who saw smart glasses users having sex lose jobs

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Post by reliablereason »

I wonder under what circumstances footage from the glasses are uploaded for classification.

Probably this is people asking the glasses something about what they see and the glasses uploading video for classification to generate an answer.

People think it is "just AI" so are not very concerned about privacy.

Re: Meta in row after workers who saw smart glasses users having sex lose jobs

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Post by 2ndorderthought »

OutOfHere wrote: post #31
jofzar wrote: post #4

Earlier quoted context omitted.

There's a name for these people, glassholes

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I think the only legitimate use is for spies? And by commoditizing them it makes spies slightly less obvious?

Oh blind people too. That one makes sense.

Re: Meta in row after workers who saw smart glasses users having sex lose jobs

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Post by divan »

everdrive wrote: post #3
gorbachev wrote: post #2

Meta cancels the contract with the outsourcing company they contracted to classify smart glasses content after employees at the company whistleblow about serious privacy issues with the content they were paid to classify.

Sounds about right. If you know someone who uses these smart glasses, it's important not to tolerate them whatsoever. Don't speak with them, interact with them. I wouldn't even recommend being in their presence.

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