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A bit childish, but this seems like it was built with PoV porn as the primary use case. Saves a hand. Likely good for creeps too. I can't figure out who else w

A bit childish, but this seems like it was built with PoV porn as the primary use case. Saves a hand. Likely good for creeps too. I can't figure out who else would be using it. Good way to lose friends and make enemies. I wouldn't be hanging out with anyone with them on. Would stay away from any strangers with them on.

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standardUser 5y ago
"I wouldn't be hanging out with anyone with them on. Would stay away from any strangers with them on." I imagine a lot of people will choose to only cavort with people who have hidden audio recording devices, as opposed to visible video recording devices. At least until we all get used to this in 2-4 years.
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Johnny555 5y ago
POV porn seems like a pretty niche market for a mainstream company to target when they couldn't even host most of the content produced from this use. And why buy a $299 device when you could just buy a $5 headband mount for a phone or GoPro?
bin_bash 5y ago
Parents (myself included) love taking videos of their kids and often have their hands full when outside. There's a lot more parents out there than amateur pornographers. At least I hope so.
- nly 5y ago
  >There's a lot more parents out there than amateur pornographers. At least I hope There is a huge overlap :P
modriano 5y ago
I doubt people would use it for actual porn, but I fully expect it will herald an explosion of creepshot porn where guys take (and distribute) sexualized, male-gaze footage of women and girls in public. These glasses will absolutely be used to harass and objectify women and girls. Some people may just want to produce fairly low quality (5MP) POB videos for Instagram, but that doesn't negate or offset the harm these will do to many women and girls. I watched a WSJ video on these glasses and from 5+ feet away, they are indistinguishable from the ubiquitous Ray-Ban Wayfarers sunglasses. The "camera's on" LED is about the size of a poppy seed and in daylight conditions, it was nearly impossible to notice. Also, they put the button that starts recording in a place I touch while adjusting my glasses, so starting a recording will also be completely inconspicuous. These seem to be designed to violate people's privacy, which would make sense considering how incredibly good FB is at monitizing their (often non-consensual) access to the intimate details of people's lives.

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standardUser 5y ago

"I wouldn't be hanging out with anyone with them on. Would stay away from any strangers with them on." I imagine a lot of people will choose to only cavort with people who have hidden audio recording devices, as opposed to visible video recording devices. At least until we all get used to this in 2-4 years.

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Johnny555 5y ago

POV porn seems like a pretty niche market for a mainstream company to target when they couldn't even host most of the content produced from this use. And why buy a $299 device when you could just buy a $5 headband mount for a phone or GoPro?

bin_bash 5y ago

Parents (myself included) love taking videos of their kids and often have their hands full when outside. There's a lot more parents out there than amateur pornographers. At least I hope so.

nly 5y ago
>There's a lot more parents out there than amateur pornographers. At least I hope There is a huge overlap :P

modriano 5y ago

I doubt people would use it for actual porn, but I fully expect it will herald an explosion of creepshot porn where guys take (and distribute) sexualized, male-gaze footage of women and girls in public. These glasses will absolutely be used to harass and objectify women and girls. Some people may just want to produce fairly low quality (5MP) POB videos for Instagram, but that doesn't negate or offset the harm these will do to many women and girls. I watched a WSJ video on these glasses and from 5+ feet away, they are indistinguishable from the ubiquitous Ray-Ban Wayfarers sunglasses. The "camera's on" LED is about the size of a poppy seed and in daylight conditions, it was nearly impossible to notice. Also, they put the button that starts recording in a place I touch while adjusting my glasses, so starting a recording will also be completely inconspicuous. These seem to be designed to violate people's privacy, which would make sense considering how incredibly good FB is at monitizing their (often non-consensual) access to the intimate details of people's lives.