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New posters are going up in London - love them.

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#Meta #GlassHoles #Consent #Epstein

Someone takes a photograph of a poster with a picture of E[pstein wearing Met’s ‘smart glasses’ and the logo ‘Glasses for people who don’t consent’ AI Glasses, Meta
Another one shows someone called Jenner wearing the same which changes to
A skull and the logo Meta we’re always watching
#consent #meta #Epstein #Glassholes
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There is a petition to the UK parliament asking for them to be banned.

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#Meta #GlassHoles

Petition: Introduce an immediate ban on the sale and promotion of smart glasses

The government should immediately ban the sale and promotion of glasses that contain recording capability.
Petitions - UK Parliament and UK Government
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@tmcfarlane I quite agree - they can have a purpose. I am not visually disabled but I can imagine the difference audio interpreted vision would be a massive advantage for some (and I am sure some people who are might be able to comment). But as you say that does not require their use as a free for all image capture system to be used covertly and linked to the undressing shite that Meta and X are playing (amongst other things) with should be lawful.
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Fredrik Graver

@tmcfarlane I’m completely against them as there is another issue here that gets lost in the discussion about pervo-glasses and consent: for them to work *as intended* for people who are visually impaired and can be said to have a legitimate need, the images need to be uploaded to and interpreted by Meta’s AI. Som of us have made a deliberate choice to avoid all Meta products, and do not wish to have our images (or the sounds of our voices, for that matter) on any Meta servers for any reason. People using these glasses have no way of knowing who around them has taken such a stand, unless they seek active consent from everyone around them before using the glasses.

Now, smart glasses from ethical companies may have an important role to play in increasing accessibility. But as far as I know, those don’t exist yet.

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> Now, smart glasses from ethical companies may have an important role to play in increasing accessibility. But as far as I know, those don’t exist yet.

Last time when I was posting on 'pervert glasses', specifically the meta/rayban thing, I came to discuss accessiblity aspects with @elettrona who deliberately chose to avoid Meta, and found a good company in letsenvision.com

Their careful design makes bystanders aware what the glasses are doing. I do not know how they deal with cloud connection, but I see that they partner with Google.

Envision - Assistive Technology for Blind and Low Vision

Envision empowers people people who are blind or have low vision to access everyday visual information for themselves. Because it isn’t just information. It’s knowledge, independence and possibility.
Envision
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Elena Brescacin

@smallcircles @fgraver @tmcfarlane Yes I confirm they use gemini. But there are also other glasses around, Fovionics (from Brazil) and Agiga echovision (from the USA) but those aren't available in European market yet.
Another solution for blind people, but not completely affordable, is Orcam - orcam.com - it works offline and has no AI. It's a small device you can attach to ANY traditional pair of glasses. Maybe not for European, but there are going to be alternatives to Meta, I think it's matter of time. I find it a risk to rely on Meta if you have accessibility needs, despite someone says they're the best. My ex who's blind too, bought them. And likes them. But I didn't say anything, it's his own business if Meta then decides something else and switches accessibility down.
Btw, my main worries are that if for guide dogs laws give some warranty, there should be more protection for blind as well, when using AI-driven devices. With a long, accurate, privacy explanation. Everyone of us has the right to choose these techs as an aid, but only if aware of pros and cons.

Preisgekrönte Technologie für blinde und sehbehinderte Menschen

OrCams Ziel ist es blinden und sehbehinderten Menschen ein Leben mit einem hohen Maß an Unabhängigkeit zu ermöglichen.
OrCam Techologies
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Elena Brescacin

@smallcircles @fgraver @tmcfarlane Look at this - it seems that Meta is pushing towards blind people. And, for my own point of view, this is a trap. This is making people dependant to a single company and push mass-surveillance to most vulnerable people.
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Attached: 1 image We’re thrilled to announce that ACB has been selected as a recipient of an AI Glasses Impact Grant from Meta! We're proud to join 30 organizations across the U.S.
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@tmcfarlane
On one hand, I would take a page from dog training on this one.

You do not teach a dog to jump up on people on command until you have established a foundation of not jumping up on people.

A good set of glasses for blind and partially sighted people needs to be introduced AFTER the pervert glasses problem has been resolved.

On the other, THESE glasses should not be licencable. THESE glasses are a nightmare, and we can do better, with actual respect for privacy and consent. Preferably backed by a company not known for "Move fast and break things"

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Tristan Colgate-McFarlane

@Epic_Null ...which implies the removal of devices in use as assistive technology to blind and partially sighted users (assuming there's no license/exemption, as being argued above).
It's great that there are alternatives, and if a ban helps assistive users transition to those then great (but maybe consult those users).
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Ben Todd

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The problem you are missing is that these glasses are hooked upto one of the world's most corrupt company servers.

I'd only be ok for licenses to blind people if the servers and glasses were in public ownership and the code open source.

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Kapil Pilankar

They were recently used during the police action in Delhi

newslaundry.com/2026/07/23/fir…

When smart glasses come to India’s protest sites

When an online prankster secretly filmed Shubnam at a Delhi protest, it unleashed a torrent of transphobic harassment – revealing how wearable tech is being weaponised against vulnerable communities without consent.
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