Meta does not want you to know that you can improve the quality of these AI glasses by just microwaving them for one minute.

[harrysentonbury@social.linux.pizza]

@vowe also from israeli product checker:
"Yes, botcott!
Ray-Ban is a brand of EssilorLuxottica
EssilorLuxottica has invested in Israel by acquiring Nuance Hearing, a Tel Aviv-based startup. This is not its first in Israel. In 2010, the company acquired a 50% stake in Shamir Optical, an optical lens manufacturer in Kibbutz Shamir, Upper Galilee, for $130 million, and later purchased the remaining 50% in 2022."

https://masjidalaqsa.com/israeli-product-checker-boycott-list

[dancingtreefrog@mastodon.social]

@vowe
How about dabbing a bit of silver nitrate solution on the camera lens and exposing the glasses to sunlight? Puts a lovely layer of solid black over the lens!

[lennybacon@infosec.exchange]

@somlu1968 @vowe so eine mobile. mit nem griff dran

[somlu1968@mastodon.social]

@lennybacon @vowe

Okay, vielleicht eine Miktrowellenstrahlenwaffe?

[lennybacon@infosec.exchange]

@somlu1968 @vowe blaster

#TeamStarWars

[somlu1968@mastodon.social]

@lennybacon scheint Zeit dafür zu werden @vowe

[lennybacon@infosec.exchange]

@somlu1968 @vowe

[histopol@mastodon.social]

@vowe
Private #MassSurveillance and the virtual end of #Privacy in public spaces

(1/2)

Why this matters:

"#Meta and #RayBan’s new #AIglasses can be used to secretly record women and young people for sexual reasons,” the #EHE spokesperson continued in their statement to #Hyperallergic. “Simply put, that’s abuse.” The chasm between legality and ethics continues to widen as the use of smart glasses poses additional risks at sites of expected privacy, including hospitals, restrooms,...

[histopol@mastodon.social]

@vowe

Private #MassSurveillance and the virtual end of #Privacy in public spaces

(2/2)

...fitness spaces, locker rooms, and private businesses. In 2024, #Harvard researchers were able to run facial recognition software on recorded footage from #Meta’s Ray-Ban glasses to successfully locate the names, addresses, and other personal information of passersby from public databases. Morality aside, privacy law also hasn’t kept up... "

https://hyperallergic.com/guerrilla-london-bus-ads-mock-kylie-jenners-meta-glasses-campaign/

[somlu1968@mastodon.social]

@lennybacon hm #TeamBabylon5

Gleiche Technik anderer Name PPG
@vowe

[maccruiskeen@social.linux.pizza]

@harrysentonbury @vowe Almost everything eyeglasses-related is a brand of EssilorLuxottica. Good luck with that boycott.

[gulfie@mastodonapp.uk]

@Tattie @vowe nah it’s all good mate, a dose of microwaves helps sharpen up the images

[khleedril@cyberplace.social]

@jumpingjackrussell @vowe No it wouldn't. Don't copy this post to Instagram. Under no circumstances. Don't even think about doing it. Everybody will hate you.

[smallcircles@social.coop]

@HistoPol @vowe

There's a campaign against these glasses, who have a great sticker, but also a good discussion on proper use cases for people with visual impairments. See:

https://social.coop/@smallcircles/116912693079475641

[tattie@eldritch.cafe]

@gulfie serious question tho!
@vowe

[ohmrun@indieweb.social]

@vowe
I put my Meta Raybans in for a minute and half because it's only 1100 watts rather than 1500.
It's important to know the power of your microwave so you know how long they'll take.

[somlu1968@mastodon.social]

@lennybacon Bis wir diese Technik zur Verfügung haben, nehme ich diese App , die mir sagt, (habs noch nicht getestet) ob so ein Ding in meiner Nähe ist. @vowe

[c0dec0dec0de@hachyderm.io]

@bit @vowe I forgot about that roll up. *takes off glasses and looks at them* yup, those fuckers own the factory that made these frames.

[c0dec0dec0de@hachyderm.io]

@bit @vowe I miss rimless glasses, but the wife thinks that they’re too “serial killer in media”

[ox1de@cyberplace.social]

@vowe you’re right, the microwave improved the prescription. I didn’t need to go back to the optometrist. You saved me a lot of money.