AlSweigart@lemmy.zip to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 days agoThe Backlash Is So Strong That People With “Pervert Glasses” Are Afraid to Use Them in Publictech.yahoo.comexternal-linkmessage-square427linkfedilinkarrow-up11.6Karrow-down118
arrow-up11.58Karrow-down1external-linkThe Backlash Is So Strong That People With “Pervert Glasses” Are Afraid to Use Them in Publictech.yahoo.comAlSweigart@lemmy.zip to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 days agomessage-square427linkfedilink
minus-squarefloofloof@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up73·6 days agoIt’s from 2013, when Google released Google Glass, the first glasses containing a screen and camera. The backlash to that was exactly like the backlash today towards glasses with cameras. The techbros just hoped we had forgotten.
minus-squarenickiwest@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·6 days agoOr maybe they just hoped that we were more desensitized to constant surveillance.
I’m stealing that.
It’s from 2013, when Google released Google Glass, the first glasses containing a screen and camera. The backlash to that was exactly like the backlash today towards glasses with cameras. The techbros just hoped we had forgotten.
Or maybe they just hoped that we were more desensitized to constant surveillance.