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10. Ray-Ban Meta's are a lot different than small companies who put out similar glasses

Tue Feb 17, 2026, 09:07 PM

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When recording or looking, it omits a bright light, letting anyone know that it is being used. Also, Ray-Ban Meta glasses do not have built-in facial recognition technology that identifies people.

I've have Ring too. Why are people getting rid of it? What's it gonna see, me leaving for work? Maybe getting the mail? Just wear pajamas and it won't be an issue.

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Apple is reportedly planning to launch AI-powered glasses, a pendant, and AirPods [View all] highplainsdem Tuesday OP

What could go wrong? FalloutShelter Tuesday #1

I hope all these products FAIL!!!! Multichromatic Tuesday #2

I have Ray-Ban Meta's that have been out for a couple of years now Polybius Tuesday #6

Because most people don't want to have to wonder if anyone wearing glasses is taking photos and/or highplainsdem Tuesday #9

Ray-Ban Meta's are a lot different than small companies who put out similar glasses Polybius Tuesday #10

Meta is planning to add facial recognition to its smart glasses. I guess you missed the news. highplainsdem Tuesday #12

No, we were talking about currently, not speculation on the future Polybius Tuesday #13

I don't believe there aren't ways to disable that light, or that it can't simply stop working. And highplainsdem Tuesday #14

There are ways, but it's quite complicated Polybius Tuesday #16

Btw, would you trust anyone wearing smart glasses and watching children to be watching innocently, highplainsdem Tuesday #15

I would thoroughly vet anyone around my kids Polybius Tuesday #17

No, we don't have to tolerate people wearing glasses that could be recording and storing photos, highplainsdem Tuesday #18

Google Glass was discontinued because it was expensive and the technology wasn't there yet in 2013 Polybius Yesterday #20

The reasons Google Glass was discontinued usually have privacy concerns at or near the top. Tech highplainsdem Yesterday #21

Smart glasses don't create new surveillance, they operate within the same legal framework Polybius 16 hrs ago #28

You're much too trusting of AI companies and how desperate they always are for more training data. highplainsdem 15 hrs ago #29

You're right about one thing: distrust of large tech companies is understandable Polybius 8 hrs ago #33

The formatting of your reply is very reminiscent of outputs from genAI. You're defending/promoting highplainsdem 2 hrs ago #35

Some Reddit threads on what people think of people wearing smart glasses: highplainsdem 15 hrs ago #30

I honestly don't care what a handful of Reddit threads say Polybius 7 hrs ago #34

This. And people are defending it. travelingthrulife Yesterday #22

To all those consuming morons willing to buy this junk, I would like to quote Jim Morrison by saying.... Crowman2009 Tuesday #3

"They were a double pair of Joo Janta 200 Super-Chromatic Peril Sensitive Sunglasses" muriel_volestrangler Tuesday #4

LOL... Thank you for my laugh of the day FemDemERA Tuesday #5

I have zero doubt that the people who buy these products Skittles Tuesday #7

Just........ Red Mountain Tuesday #8

Google's brand of smart glasses, Google Glass, were discontinued soon after they were introduced highplainsdem Tuesday #11

Reminds me of this parody. Crowman2009 Tuesday #19

Just no! SheltieLover Yesterday #23

They are trying to normalize surveillance! SheltieLover Yesterday #24

Yes! And it surprises and disappoints me that any Democrats, any liberals, would be okay with this, highplainsdem Yesterday #25

Absolutely in agreement with all you've stated! SheltieLover Yesterday #27

I wouldn't want an apple product unless it was made of gold and given to me by cook yaesu Yesterday #26

I'm still waiting for my Honewell kitchen computer... hunter 14 hrs ago #31

That ad is so hilarious - and sexist. highplainsdem 2 hrs ago #36

It keeps them out of trouble. hunter 35 min ago #38

I plan to sell my house so I can buy all those goodies! chouchou 13 hrs ago #32

The prices are coming down, unfortunately. Which means that more and more teachers will have to highplainsdem 2 hrs ago #37