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Smart Glasses: Spying or Solving?

Are we becoming a nation of paranoid grandpas, or are these just new toys for old tech hags?

In A Man on the Inside, Charles Nieuwendyk uses smart glasses to spy on retirement home residents. It’s a tale that feels all too familiar: good intentions, bad privacy.


As wearables reviews whiz by, I’m left wondering if this is just a plot device or a genuine cultural clash. Meta’s new glasses have sparked outrage, with posts like 'The Meta glasses are for perverts' dominating social media. But let's not jump to conclusions: these aren’t exactly 24/7 surveillance devices.


The debate rages on. Some see the glasses as handy tools; others see them as a threat. Meanwhile, I’m stuck in my own wearable surveillance state, constantly weighing privacy versus convenience. It’s like being perpetually caught between two worlds – the one where everyone has cameras round their necks, and the one where no one trusts anyone anymore.


So next time you put on your smart glasses, ask yourself: are you just solving crimes or invading lives? And if it's the latter, maybe leave them in your tech drawer for a while longer?

Original source:  https://www.theverge.com/column/961707/smart-glasses-ai-wearables-meta-surveillance-privacy
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