Nearby Glasses app tracks smart glasses users in your area
New York Post • • technology
Key Points:
- A new Android app called Nearby Glasses detects nearby Bluetooth-enabled smart glasses, such as those made by Meta and Snap, alerting users to potential covert recording devices.
- The app works by scanning for publicly assigned Bluetooth identifiers unique to device manufacturers and allows users to add custom identifiers to broaden detection.
- Developed by Yves Jeanrenaud, the app aims to combat privacy invasions from smart glasses, which he describes as intrusive and consent-neglecting technology, especially given concerns over default face recognition features.
- Nearby Glasses was inspired by reports of smart glasses being used in controversial surveillance situations, such as by law enforcement and for harassment, though the app may produce false positives with other devices like VR headsets.
- While currently only available on Android
