This App Warns You if Someone Is Wearing Smart Glasses Nearby
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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.”

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.”

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https://tech.lgbt/@yjeanrenaud/116122129025921096

  • SanctimoniousApeEnglish
    49·
    2 months ago

    It’s supposed to ask for Bluetooth access at that point, did it?

    Also from the GitHub page:

    if you don’t see the scan starting, you might need to enable Foreground Service on your particular phone in the Settings menu [in the app’s settings, not the phone’s]

    • artyom@piefed.socialEnglish
      121·
      2 months ago

      Yes I did. I don’t know what a foreground service is or how to enable it…

      • SanctimoniousApeEnglish
        19·
        2 months ago

        Sorry - edited my comment as you were replying. It’s in the app’s settings menu.