A devils advocate question: What’s the difference between meta new device and the past technology: smart phone, digital camera, drone with cameras, etc. regarding consent by public? A person who innocently thinking of self for enjoyment of documenting their own experience just happens to capture other folks within cameras lens should be warned or put on notice for filming rights every time? Seems to me it’s the same issue regardless of technology upgrades. In other words, what makes Meta glasses more sinister?
It seems so dystopian but it is here and now, and it scares me that someone passing me on the sidewalk could be secretly recording my actions. I hope people wake up to what's happening around us.
Recently here in Kuala Lumpur an American tourist and vlogger recorded on his Meta glasses an incident involving an e-hailing driver without the driver's consent and posted it on line. He has since removed the video as the whole incident caused a lot of controversy.
There is a clear plastic cover you can put on your license plate that prevents an overhead camera from reading your plate accurately--it blurs half of it.
Otherwise, protect yourself with Reflectacle glasses. They are expensive--over $200--but they prevent surveillance cameras from accurately photographing your face. When you wear them your iPhone cannot even recognize your face (if you are dumb enough to use that feature or to have an iPhone--trash it). They look like light sunglasses. There is a 3 week to one month wait. I wear mine over my eyeglasses. Otherwise, we can just start walking around with real masks. It's Halloween time and I found a great wooden mask to wear to demos. Of course, Flock cameras are geared towards cars. If you bike or walk, you are less susceptible (though not entirely). I've noticed a large number of cars with windows so heavily tinted I cannot see in. I don't know if Flock can. It's illegal to tint your windows more than 50% here but I'm sure this tint is at least that. Law enforcement doesn't seem to care although it's a big problem when they are pulling over gang members (who prefer rented SUVs with heavily tinted windows so in large cities it's wise not to rent this kind of vehicle or risk being pulled over in certain neighborhoods). If you don't want to be photographed in your birthday suit there are anti-EMF (electromagnetic field) clothes. I'm not sure if cameras can see through that material. An invisibility cloak is what you need made of material that cameras cannot read through. I know that wifi in a house or office reveals everyone in the building to law enforcement so please wire your devices. Wifi is not something anyone should be living with anyway. It's really bad for your health.
I recently distributed a flyer down both sides of the street on a city block. I covered about 25 houses. The great majority had Ring doorbells with the camera. A few houses had another brand of the same bell/camera combination. Two houses, bless their owners, had no doorbell at all, just an old fashioned knocker on the front door.
Public Service Announcement:
I've found a large uninhabited island on which we can start humanity all over again. Everyone who is admitted will have to read "Lord of the Flies" first so we don't start down the wrong path. I'll be bringing my kids and grandkids. Digital devices will not be allowed. The island is elevated enough so that climate change won't drown everyone in years to come. No airport and you must come with all you have in a rowboat.
You would be ratting people out just walking down the street, no evil intent on your part, and they make you buy the surveillance camera yourself to do their dirty work? Young people are too smart to fall for this
Does Big Tech have any interest at all in creating products which enhance our access to useful information WITHOUT them doubling as intrusive surveillance devices?
Unfortunately, in today’s United States, surveillance is where the big money is for the oligarchs and the government that seems to exist now solely to serve the wealthy and powerful.
All influencers are pathological narcissists and corporate shills who will hawk any garbage if the money is right and their profile is up. Epstein would have loved Meta glasses.
Those are activists though, people who influence online because they have a cause to promote. Activists would never promote any product or company that went against their beliefs. Influencers only have the causes of narcissism, money and shallowness to contend with, and will sell any crap to anyone, including unsellable Meta glasses.
No one NEEDS these! Ever! Flock glasses!
And they fucking should be illegal!!
A devils advocate question: What’s the difference between meta new device and the past technology: smart phone, digital camera, drone with cameras, etc. regarding consent by public? A person who innocently thinking of self for enjoyment of documenting their own experience just happens to capture other folks within cameras lens should be warned or put on notice for filming rights every time? Seems to me it’s the same issue regardless of technology upgrades. In other words, what makes Meta glasses more sinister?
Kylie Jenner is a 💩 head nepo baby
Anything for $$.
I hate these greedy pigs.
It seems so dystopian but it is here and now, and it scares me that someone passing me on the sidewalk could be secretly recording my actions. I hope people wake up to what's happening around us.
Recently here in Kuala Lumpur an American tourist and vlogger recorded on his Meta glasses an incident involving an e-hailing driver without the driver's consent and posted it on line. He has since removed the video as the whole incident caused a lot of controversy.
There is a clear plastic cover you can put on your license plate that prevents an overhead camera from reading your plate accurately--it blurs half of it.
Otherwise, protect yourself with Reflectacle glasses. They are expensive--over $200--but they prevent surveillance cameras from accurately photographing your face. When you wear them your iPhone cannot even recognize your face (if you are dumb enough to use that feature or to have an iPhone--trash it). They look like light sunglasses. There is a 3 week to one month wait. I wear mine over my eyeglasses. Otherwise, we can just start walking around with real masks. It's Halloween time and I found a great wooden mask to wear to demos. Of course, Flock cameras are geared towards cars. If you bike or walk, you are less susceptible (though not entirely). I've noticed a large number of cars with windows so heavily tinted I cannot see in. I don't know if Flock can. It's illegal to tint your windows more than 50% here but I'm sure this tint is at least that. Law enforcement doesn't seem to care although it's a big problem when they are pulling over gang members (who prefer rented SUVs with heavily tinted windows so in large cities it's wise not to rent this kind of vehicle or risk being pulled over in certain neighborhoods). If you don't want to be photographed in your birthday suit there are anti-EMF (electromagnetic field) clothes. I'm not sure if cameras can see through that material. An invisibility cloak is what you need made of material that cameras cannot read through. I know that wifi in a house or office reveals everyone in the building to law enforcement so please wire your devices. Wifi is not something anyone should be living with anyway. It's really bad for your health.
https://www.reflectacles.com/
I recently distributed a flyer down both sides of the street on a city block. I covered about 25 houses. The great majority had Ring doorbells with the camera. A few houses had another brand of the same bell/camera combination. Two houses, bless their owners, had no doorbell at all, just an old fashioned knocker on the front door.
Public Service Announcement:
I've found a large uninhabited island on which we can start humanity all over again. Everyone who is admitted will have to read "Lord of the Flies" first so we don't start down the wrong path. I'll be bringing my kids and grandkids. Digital devices will not be allowed. The island is elevated enough so that climate change won't drown everyone in years to come. No airport and you must come with all you have in a rowboat.
Let me put it this way, I wouldn’t trust anything sold by a Kardashian. So there you go!
How the heck are these people ok with spying on us like that? Do they have any shame in what they do?
You would be ratting people out just walking down the street, no evil intent on your part, and they make you buy the surveillance camera yourself to do their dirty work? Young people are too smart to fall for this
Does Big Tech have any interest at all in creating products which enhance our access to useful information WITHOUT them doubling as intrusive surveillance devices?
Unfortunately, in today’s United States, surveillance is where the big money is for the oligarchs and the government that seems to exist now solely to serve the wealthy and powerful.
Nah - I'm good. My contacts and glasses serve me well. I don't need or want any AI crap.
100%
Too bad it's from Meta. Would be a nice thing to wear to an anti-ICE protest, to film the ICE agents beating, kidnapping, and shooting at protestors.
All influencers are pathological narcissists and corporate shills who will hawk any garbage if the money is right and their profile is up. Epstein would have loved Meta glasses.
Idk about "all." I know plenty who work to elevate the ACLU, climate justice orgs, economic justice orgs, etc.
Those are activists though, people who influence online because they have a cause to promote. Activists would never promote any product or company that went against their beliefs. Influencers only have the causes of narcissism, money and shallowness to contend with, and will sell any crap to anyone, including unsellable Meta glasses.