👓 "A new hobbyist developed app warns if people nearby may be wearing smart glasses, such as Meta’s Ray-Ban glasses, which stalkers and harassers have repeatedly used to film people without their knowledge or consent. The app scans for smart glasses’ distinctive Bluetooth signatures and sends a push alert if it detects a potential pair of glasses in the local area.
...
“This is a tech solution to a social problem exaggerated by tech. I do not want to promote techsolutionism nor do I want people to feel falsely secure. It's still imperfect,” Jeanrenaud added."
https://www.404media.co/this-app-warns-you-if-someone-is-wearing-smart-glasses-nearby/
🔓https://archive.is/hiYJ5
The app is called Nearby Glasses:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ch.pocketpc.nearbyglasses
https://github.com/yjeanrenaud/yj_nearbyglasses
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