Post #3724495

2026-07-10 20:18 UTC

Oh, boy, Rapist Glasses There’s a UK Parliament petition to “Introduce an immediate ban on the sale and promotion of smart glasses”. If you’re in the UK, you might want to sign it. [UK Parliament] Given Parliament’s track record, they’ll probably respond by banning glasses that don’t have cameras, but I still endorse this

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@chrisgerhard@mastodon.green 2026-07-10 20:44

@BlueMonday1984@awful.systems @dgerard@awful.systems don't be silly, they will ban children from having glasses.

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@habermas@mstdn.social 2026-07-10 23:35

@BlueMonday1984@awful.systems @dgerard@awful.systems At least, MPs who don't support or vote against the measure could be denounced for supporting pervert glasses.

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@strypey@mastodon.nzoss.nz 2026-07-11 23:04

@BlueMonday1984@awful.systems > petition to “Introduce an immediate ban on the sale and promotion of smart glasses" This seems like kind of a knee jerk response. How are "smart" glasses defined? Could such a ban also limit privacy-respecting digital facewear? When covering protests for Indymedia, I would have loved a wearable camera. If the only thing that makes these different from carrying a "smart" phone is the always-on camera, maybe it would be better to propose regulation specific to that? @dgerard@awful.systems

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