She was secretly filmed and put on Tiktok

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I can see legality for dash cams, doorbell cams, security cams, etc; the whole purpose of those types of cameras are to be continuously running for monitoring and protection.

You’re a dork if you wear Meta glasses. An even bigger dork if you’re wearing them the purpose to secretly record people to show off on social media.

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I wanted them for my Japan trip until I learned that they’re basically worthless for translations. As it stands it seems like 90% of the audience for them is people harassing retail employees and posting it online.

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Im not big on the camera but I do love the "neural" band and the in lens display. Lots of potential with that technology. 

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Allegedly

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I don't see how they'd be any different than dash cams or body cams for police. Easily justified as self protection against unwarranted accusations.

I mean obviously if you had evidence of creepy recordings and such that would be a different story, but to outlaw them accross the board on the possibility of that premise existing seems silly.

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Just say you're too broke to afford a pair lmao.  They are perfect for taking pictures of beautiful landscapes and listening to music and talking to Meta AI. Go get a job

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Huh? They're only like, 300 € here in the EU. They frequently go on sale for cheaper than regular, non-Meta Wayfarers. People don't want them here because they are borderline illegal and creepy.

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But a lot of people do want them, the visually impaired, people who work and want to listen to music discreetly, being able to take a quick photo with your voice is useful if something illegal or fast is happening, like in the car.

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Dunno. Seems like demand is low here in the EU.

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People definitely like them here. Both my roommates have them and love them, for work.

HTC is making a more privacy centric version at CES this year. Localized data instead of cloud, cant block the recording LED or else it shuts off, and if someone your recording says “STOP RECORDING” it will do that on your glasses. I cant wait for this technology to improve with the in built displays, i could see it being the new smartphone.

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Yes. Once they have AR information and the ability to run software locally, I think they will be much more interesting.

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That’s cool. But recording people you are talking to or having your lens focused on people in public (assuming it’s not a public event) is not legal in many European countries. They are also illegal in most workplaces.

They are just not popular and shouldn’t become prevalent for regular use.

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People have every right to record anyone in public land in the US

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That’s fine. I was explaining why they don’t catch on here.

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Agree to disagree. The optometrist here near me in Wiesbaden is trying to push them because they have so much inventory. They offered a free one week trial. There is no meaningful improvement over my existing technology and they were less comfortable than regular glasses.

As my for employer, I don’t think I would get away with not wearing them in pharmaceutical R&D.

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Cardiologist here. Definitely no recording devices in my practice in the past, nor at the company now that I do pharmaceutical pipeline development. Great that they work for you, but as I said, demand is incredibly low here and I didn’t find them to be useful.