There is no irony here. People freak out because it's worn by a _person_ who, specifically, is watching _them_. You'd probably react similarly if somebody, du

There is no irony here. People freak out because it's worn by a _person_ who, specifically, is watching _them_. You'd probably react similarly if somebody, during a party, for no reason kept pointing a recording microphone at you, even though there were voice assistants like Alexa in the room.