This App Will Detect People Wearing Smart Glasses Near You
Lifehacker • • technology
Key Points:
- Smart glasses like Ray-Ban Metas combine traditional eyewear with embedded cameras, microphones, speakers, and smartphone connectivity, raising significant privacy concerns due to their discreet design.
- Privacy issues stem from both personal discomfort with being unknowingly recorded and broader risks linked to companies like Meta introducing facial recognition features that can identify people without consent.
- The "Name Tag" feature planned by Meta could allow smart glasses wearers to access AI-driven personal information about people they encounter, heightening surveillance and security risks.
- The new app "Nearby Glasses," developed by Yves Jeanrenaud, detects smart glasses nearby by scanning for their unique Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) signatures and alerts users via push notifications.
- While effective at identifying smart
