"We have something of a Meta Ray-Bans smart glasses bumper episode this week. We start with Joseph and Jason's piece on a $60 mod that disables the privacy-protecting recording light in the smart glasses. After the break, Emanuel tells us how some people are abusing the glasses to film massage workers, and he explains the difference between a phone and a pair of smartglasses, if you need that spelled out for you."
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A $60 modification disables the recording indicator light on Meta Ray-Ban smart glasses, undermining a key privacy safeguard. The disabled light enables covert recording and has led to instances of people using the glasses to film massage workers. Smartglasses present different privacy and behavioral risks than phones because they enable more discrete, always-on point-of-view capture. Subscribers-only content covers the emergence of AI-generated advertising tailored directly to individual viewers. Subscription access includes bonus episode content and an unlisted subscribers-only video link delivered via an email from podcast host Transistor, plus an optional feed to add to a preferred podcast app.
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