The creator of Nearby Glasses made the app after reading 404 Media’s coverage of how people are using Meta’s Ray-Bans smartglasses to film people without their knowledge or consent. “I consider it to be a tiny part of resistance against surveillance tech.”
This App Warns You if Someone Is Wearing Smart Glasses Nearby
https://www.404media.co/this-app-warns-you-if-someone-is-wearing-smart-glasses-nearby/
10 Comments
notfromhere@lemmy.ml · 5 pts · 205d
It looks like it’s just looking for BT MAC addresses and if they look like they’re from Meta a warning pops up. As soon as Meta starts obfuscating their MACs this app will be made useless. Don’t get your hopes up and it won’t work for glasses that don’t advertise a BT MAC. It also probably also false alarms for Oculus VR headsets.
knightly@pawb.social · 7 pts · 205d
They can't obfuscate a BT MAC and still get their product approved to use radios by the FCC. The same technique works for police bodycams:
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/madelineleesman/2025/02/17/border-agents-body-cameras-n2652331
notfromhere@lemmy.ml · 3 pts · 205d
Thanks for that, TIL
GregorGizeh@lemmy.zip · 2 pts · 205d
Can someone link to the app download? Site has a paywall for me
shadshack@feddit.online · 2 pts · 205d
https://github.com/yjeanrenaud/yj_nearbyglasses
nalinna@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 205d
I just found it in the Play Store. Search for the app's name, "Nearby Glasses."
elvith@feddit.org · 5 pts · 205d
Should have called it
Nearby Glassholesquediuspayu@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 2 pts · 205d
shadshack@feddit.online · 2 pts · 205d
It's also on Github https://github.com/yjeanrenaud/yj_nearbyglasses
DarrinBrunner@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 205d
This app will be banned soon.
CannonFodder@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 205d
Of course. Have to protect the privacy of the glasses wearers.