A woman's discomfort with a doctor wearing smart glasses during a consultation has sparked debate over privacy and the use of camera-equipped technology in healthcare settings.
  • LilBobbyTables@lemmy.todayEnglish
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    4 days ago

    I wouldn’t be wearing them anywhere that would be considered “creepy” to wear them, and as a middle aged heavily tattooed metal fan I’m long past caring what other people think haha.

    I’m not planning on buying any yet either - the tech that I’m waiting for isn’t there yet. I want all the AR stuff, maps, live translations, the ability to look at something and get info about it, do price comparisons, get instructions, etc. basically the next iteration of Microsoft’s HoloLens or Apples Vision Pro, but in normal glasses. By then the large majority of the population will have gotten over this “only perverts wear them” thing, which is quite frankly silly anyway.

    The resolution of creep cams is irrelevant really (I’m sure there are many 1080p and 4K ones though), since the fact that it’s being recorded at all is the issue. Walking around with smart glasses on at least makes it obvious that you could be going to record.

    As for the standard - it won’t be up to the manufacturers eventually. It’ll be regulated. I’m all for that. The EU commission will do something about it soon, though at the same time they’ll probably mandate all footage and data gets sent to law enforcement and governments since they seem to tick-tock between good and horrible actions haha

    • mojofrododojo@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      3 days ago

      large majority of the population will have gotten over this “only perverts wear them” thing, which is quite frankly silly anyway.

      sure thing buddy.

      imho the people who find these creepy af is only going to grow as awareness of them grows.

      but you do you.

      • LilBobbyTables@lemmy.todayEnglish
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        3 days ago

        People felt the same way about phone cameras at one stage. You might not be old enough to remember, or might not have even been born.

        Phones in Japan had to be made so you couldn’t disable the shutter sound when taking a photo.

        One thing I’ve really learned over the years is that a huge percentage of the population has virtually no ability to think ahead even a few years in terms of tech, let alone long term. I guarantee you that smart glasses are going to be as ubiquitous as smart phones and smart watches in a decade or 2. They are the natural evolution of the smartphone, or as an everyday wearable.

        • mojofrododojo@lemmy.worldEnglish
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          2 days ago

          dude, I’ve been using phones since they had dials. one place I lived, we had a party line shared with 3 neighbors.

          it’s not the same thing at all. Stop acting like phones and EYEWEAR are the same. People have no reasonable expectation if you’re holding a phone to their face that they aren’t being recorded. Looking at your silly stupid mug while serving your food or walking by isn’t consenting to be recorded.

          One thing I’ve really learned over the years is that a huge percentage of the population has virtually no ability to think ahead even a few years in terms of tech,

          this is rich, considering how out of touch you are on this subject.

          • LilBobbyTables@lemmy.todayEnglish
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            2 days ago

            Ok so you fundamentally don’t understand that in public places you have no expectation of privacy and can be recorded or photographed without consent in most of the world. You might not like that or agree with it, but that’s how it is.

            Seems you’re the one who is out of touch.

              • LilBobbyTables@lemmy.todayEnglish
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                1 day ago

                From your own link:

                Germany’s network regulator says smart glasses are legal “as long as the recording function is clearly visible.” Reuters reports:

                People can file lawsuits all they want, doesn’t mean they have merit or will win.

                Every country has had laws around recording/photographing in public for decades. This isn’t new. Most of them, overwhelmingly so, give you no expectation of privacy when in public areas, because otherwise you’d essentially be banning cameras and video recording in the country.

                I say you’re the one who is out of touch because you don’t appear to know that these laws exist already.