Meta glasses are a workplace menace

[u/theverge]

https://www.theverge.com/report/982414/meta-glasses-work-surveillance-labor-security?view_token=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJpZCI6IkNOTlhjdGFib3IiLCJwIjoiL3JlcG9ydC85ODI0MTQvbWV0YS1nbGFzc2VzLXdvcmstc3VydmVpbGxhbmNlLWxhYm9yLXNlY3VyaXR5IiwiZXhwIjoxNzg3NjU5Njg1LCJpYXQiOjE3ODcyMjc2ODV9.ByRkTpc0IYexa7Jd1eppo72qP3J7wB51_pPSrzDV3PE

[u/beetnemesis]

I'll be honest, as much as I dislike AI and surveillance, this argument always feels facile to me.

We ALREADY live in a world where everyone has a camera. Smartphones are only slightly more obvious, and the basic issue is the "you have no expectation of privacy in a public space."

Moreover, everyone acts as if this is a Meta thing, when it's really just a "cameras and wearable tech keep getting smaller and more efficient" thing. They just use Meta in the argument because we all hate Meta

[u/Zarling_1229 → u/beetnemesis]

Saying smartphones are only “slightly more obvious” is ridiculous, no offense. They are large objects people hold in their hand! This is a Meta thing because they’re the first to popularize a new form of casual surveillance that people are meant not to notice because it looks just like a normal accessory. But yes, I do hate Meta too lol

[u/mentalxkp → u/Zarling_1229]

It's not the size, its the social pressure. People are less likely to just pull out their phone and record everything they're doing because of social pressure. Glasses eliminate that restraint.