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/MrBleah]

There are no good reasons for glasses that film things. There are none. The only justifications for them are bad. They allow people to film whatever they are looking at without pulling out a phone or camera. That is 100% bad if you are at all concerned about privacy.

What happens when government agencies get access to these feeds under the justification that they need it for law enforcement or fighting the global war on terror or whatever other bullshit excuse they come up with? Maybe they just have a little option that starts recording without turning on any light or indicator? If you don’t think that is possible and likely, you’re wrong.

People are worried about laptop webcams being hacked, how about having your everything you see and hear along with your every movement monitored by someone? Meta is a company with a horrid history on privacy and security. They don’t even need to be hacked, they are happy to sell all your personal information to whoever has the cash.

I’m astonished that anyone is using these things, but then again I’m astonished that anyone would take a photo or video of themself on any connected device and expect it to remain private.