Should smart glasses (Meta Glasses) be banned?

This has the potential to be the worst kind of invasion of privacy. The world is going to hell on a handcart.

Considering we ( the government) can’t stop Meta from harming children I don’t hold out much hope for stopping these pervert specks 🤬

These specs, whilst being used covertly and in awful ways, are also used in other positive ways too, particularly in the arts industries.

Recording devices generally are, and have been for many many years, very tiny and discrete and some are the size of a very small badge or brooch and could easily been worn on a jacket, jumper or coat to covertly record people inside and outside without their knowledge.

Version of these glasses are being developed for the blind, to tell them in real-time about their surroundings.

It’s people who are the problem, not the technology.

If you want to stop “perverts” filming then you’ll have to confiscate and ban every known type of camera, recording equipment, the internet and any computer equipment with screens and sound.

We live in an awful world, with awful people in it, all we can do is safeguard our children, be extremely aware that we live in world where people exploit virtually everything and lobby our MPs for much tougher penalties for perpetrators and look at new legislation to protect the general public.

Harsh as I may seem, I have little sympathy for any actor allowing reactions to stupid people goading him, he should have ignored them or walked away.

It doesn’t in any way excuse those goading and filming him and it isn’t right, but those in professions which make themselves famous are only too aware that this kind of behaviour in public is sadly to be expected.

It doesn’t make it right, and I wouldn’t like it. But I’m a realist.

When I first read about them, my thoughts were, there's more than a whiff of creepy undertones about such a gadget. Great potential for the voyeur not so great for whoever they may have in their sights. I'm sure, since their launch they're being used for dubious purposes.

Aren't they already banned in some countries?

My blind friend would love a pair - the glasses could tell him what is in front of him.

Luckygirl3

My blind friend would love a pair - the glasses could tell him what is in front of him.

And here lies a problem.
BBC London News had an interview with a blind man who has a pair which give him a view of where he is. They look exactly like the ones that can film people. He has had such abuse because people make assumptions so he no longer wears them.

I think there should be some kind of license for them.
Also I don’t think you should be able to film people in public spaces.
I helped a lady once in a store who had fallen on an escalator. Poor thing had cut her shin badly.
Not one person rushed to help but had their phones out.
They Got short shrift from from me, rather than standing there filming they could at least ring for an ambulance I said 🙄

Banning them may not be possible or indeed acceptable seeing as these glasses do serve a very real purpose to those with vision impairment etc.
But it should be more apparent when the wearer is filming, right now is not obvious. I suggest the glasses light up and flash very visibly whenever the wearer is filming. Or a loud buzzing should be heard.

Fallingstar

Banning them may not be possible or indeed acceptable seeing as these glasses do serve a very real purpose to those with vision impairment etc.
But it should be more apparent when the wearer is filming, right now is not obvious. I suggest the glasses light up and flash very visibly whenever the wearer is filming. Or a loud buzzing should be heard.

Flashing would work, but buzzing would corrupt the filming and these are used quite legitimately by many people.

I think filming in public, without consent, should be an offence.

MT62

I think there should be some kind of license for them.
Also I don’t think you should be able to film people in public spaces.
I helped a lady once in a store who had fallen on an escalator. Poor thing had cut her shin badly.
Not one person rushed to help but had their phones out.
They Got short shrift from from me, rather than standing there filming they could at least ring for an ambulance I said 🙄

I absolutely cannot understand this mentality.

Filming people/ taking photos in public places isnt illegal though so am not sure how this is any different.

The glasses have a red light on the front when filming . However to people who aren’t aware of these glasses , it’s not obvious.
In Dentistry there has been issues with patients wanting to film their treatment and the clinician . Which throws up issues like confidentiality and consent .