Smart glasses pose new harassment risks for women, researchers find
www.sydney.edu.au
Emerging research from University of Sydney draws on analysis of 350 publicly available Instagram videos from around the world, showing a shift to discreet, point-of-view recording that is difficult for bystanders to detect. Smart glasses often provide no clear signal that recording is taking place, limiting a woman’s ability to consent or opt out.
  • magnue@lemmy.worldEnglish
    22·
    1 month ago

    Pretty sure the whole wet dream of the companies pouring money into this tech is to be able to put ads in your face all day long.

    • XLE@piefed.socialBanned from communityEnglish
      6·
      1 month ago

      I was going to say, we barely have open-source cellphone OSes right now, and the most functional ones exist only because a surveillance company gave away their early code in a successful bid for market dominance. Something similar would probably play out for pervert glasses.