Post #4290056
2026-07-31 20:02 UTC
Meta smart glasses are invisible by design (and intent, whatever measly excuses about the tiny LED are used) eye level cameras.
The physical object on the face is just a data collector for the "smart" database matching objects, faces (eventually by Meta, for now via third parties), movement and lots of other inputs.
A personal panopticon designed to warm society to an acceptance of constant un-consented corporate surveillance in "public" spaces. Data more powerful the more people use it.
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@Pepijn@mastodon.online 2026-07-31 20:24
Henri Cartier-Bresson used a bit of stealth photography to capture daily life but he wasn't trying to create a hidden surveillance device. He stayed within social norms of "visible photography". His talent was in anticipating human moments and choosing when to press the shutter. In that he was not that different from Ed van der Elsken who absolutely engaged with people. But with the same goal: to capture moments of daily life. #smartglasses are the polar opposite of this: always on, mindless.