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I don't think these aim to be covert, just to be stylish. The lenses could easily be camouflaged, like the front camera of a smartphone. With no "recording" l

I don't think these aim to be covert, just to be stylish. The lenses could easily be camouflaged, like the front camera of a smartphone. With no "recording" light and an option to trigger them via discrete tap on a smartphone screen (which is conspicuously missing in the description - only a noticeable reaching for the glasses or a spoken command), they would be truly creepy. Having just gone on a bike ride and tried to get photos, both in selfie and in rear camera mode, while also staying on the path, I totally see the point of these (social ride, so can't just stop all the time).

noobquestion81 5y ago
I agree, and I am usually the first to cast privacy stones at facebook. While I wouldnt wear these in most cases I wear sunglasses today, I could imagine plenty of social scenarios where I would not be the least bit creeped out to wear or see people wearing these. Generally these are situations where people would already be comfortable taking pictures with their phone. They are the best looking camera glasses I have seen - they look like standard wayfarers. But then again, I thought the same of the first gen Spectacles (the newer ones are hilariously dumb looking), so we’ll see. $300 is only like twice the price of normal wayfarers, so not bad there either. Disadvantages AFAICT: - standard Facebook trust issues - no private audio, AR, or motion sensing - not waterproof (wtf, but at least they’re not horribly expensive and I guess just become normal wayfarers when they get wet) - no “click to save the last 30 seconds mode” (maybe with a Orange LED color) like my PS5 has :)