@Em0nM4stodon When Vint Cerf was given an honorary degree at the 2013 Yale commencement, I walked past him on the sidewalk. He was wearing #Google Glass. I literally had the urge to hit him, and I'm not a violent person. And of course I admire Vint Cerf a lot for contributions to the Internet.

This #surveillance tech creates a visceral reaction in me, and I know I'm not alone. No spy tech is inevitable, but I fear it will eventually be normalized. Recording people without consent sure is now.

People defending this for accessibility, this isn't it. I especially call out this model because it uploads data to Meta's servers likely correlating it to advertising profiles and uses facial recognition.

If you use a similar technology that isn't developed by Meta, works offline, doesn't store data, respects people's privacy, and is especially designed for assistive capabilities then that's a completely different topic. Obviously. Please stop the whataboutism.

https://www.theverge.com/2024/10/2/24260262/ray-ban-meta-smart-glasses-doxxing-privacy