r/ireland • u/Dee-Dee-Mauwe • 20h ago

Careful now "Smart glasses must give 'clear warnings' when recording", EU watchdog says, as privacy concerns backlash grows

https://rte.ie/news/2026/1013/1595264-eu-smart-glasses-privacy/
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u/quondam47 Carlow 20h ago

Meta is donating 15,000 pairs to Vision Ireland. They’re really trying hard to clean up the perception of their spy glasses.

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u/jtbfii 19h ago

Mark Zuckerberg's original suggestion was to blind 15,000 people to test it on

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u/DanGleeballs 8h ago

Jokes aside. I asked the lady in Vision Express if they were selling any and she said most buyers are visually impaired.

The glasses tell them what’s in front of them.

If they get lost the glasses tell them where they are.

And if they want they can call a relative through the glasses and the relative can see the whatever they are looking at and help them.

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u/TrumpForPope69 7h ago

I like the Zuck as much as he likes Guinness but that’s fucking class tbf