I dunno if it’s a pin or belt buckle or earpiece or what, but imagine such a thing with its camera always on, its microphone always recording and ready to talk back, plus whatever other sensors and data streams it has for “awareness.”
Even if they disable video recording on the thing, I think it will become taboo too.
If I’m forced around people (family, friends, coworkers) who would wear them my go to would always be “I’m sorry, I’m not comfortable discussing (whatever topic) while being recorded”. I think that’s the best way to reinforce each time that it’s weird, there’s a constant recording of everything said, and that the people around them think it’s weird
It’s been known for a long time that they listen in. “hopefully” it’s only keywords and items like dishwasher.
I’ve been stressing to family that sentiment analysis is so easy and cheap now. They usually respond with “what’s that”? To which I reply "Take the entire history chain of messages between you and everyone in your contacts. Then simply ask ‘Is this conversation pro or against the current administration’, or ‘Are they pro or against ICE’, or ‘are they pro-life or pro-choice’, or literally anything else. In <10 seconds every conversation you have is sorted and collated, and note that at no point did a human read the message, but now has enough information on the conversation to justify a warrant.
Sentiment analysis should terrify everyone with how easy it is to sort every communication. So I say it’s not tin foil hat.
I mean, in theory we do. An AR display or earpiece with lots of sensors would be cool.
But these companies have all poisoned the well. No one trusts them nor users on their platforms anymore.
EDIT: In case we forgot, half the problem with the Meta glasses IS Instagram. They created a space where macho jerks can get super rich live-streaming being a jerk, so of course thats what they will use the glasses for.
Otherwise it could be a neat idea, but we are not in that universe.
This is exactly what I said about Windows Recall. It’s not a bad idea per se, but it requires the user to trust a company which has repeatedly and publicly screwed over its customers; a thing which no sane person would do.
What about a Pixel owner who is also privacy aware and is running GrapheneOS? Seriously though, I wouldn’t trust any device these days. My S25U sends just as much telemetry back as raw Pixel Android does, and Samsung locks you in hard.
I dunno if it’s a pin or belt buckle or earpiece or what
I’ve heard demos on all of these. Bad connectivity, poor interfaces, prone to overheating, very limited use cases… All these gadgets fucking suck.
imagine such a thing with its camera always on, its microphone always recording and ready to talk back, plus whatever other sensors and data streams it has for “awareness.”
Your cellphone ALREADY DOES ALL THIS!
But because it’s a portable touchscreen online TV, it’s still got a few useful functions attached. None of these other widgets offer anything a cell phone can’t do better and cheaper.
I flashed e/os to main and I love it! Automatic blocking of trackers. Clear notices when apps access hardware. Falsified GPS to a plausible location at the flip of a switch. It’s still not perfect but it’s a big step and very easy to install.
I’ve just had so many random bullshit issues with syncing my phone while using a VPN. I’m very reluctant to go to a new OS entirely. Maybe I can dig out an old phone and experiment. But I haven’t even set up a proper Arr suite yet. So I’m not in a rush to add another task to the queue.
Oh that’s totally fair! Honestly it’s been a really pleasant surprise? I thought I’d have to fight it but even the few Google apps I needed still worked without an issue. I’ve been gradually sunsetting them one by one and just removed the last one the other day.
I love Organic Maps for nav. The voice is a little clunky but everything is computed offline.
Did you want any help? Tech support is literally my job, lol. I’ve built an are stack + jellyfin, mailserver and home assistant before for what it’s worth.
OpenAI’s wearable hardware will be even better.
I dunno if it’s a pin or belt buckle or earpiece or what, but imagine such a thing with its camera always on, its microphone always recording and ready to talk back, plus whatever other sensors and data streams it has for “awareness.”
Even if they disable video recording on the thing, I think it will become taboo too.
If I’m forced around people (family, friends, coworkers) who would wear them my go to would always be “I’m sorry, I’m not comfortable discussing (whatever topic) while being recorded”. I think that’s the best way to reinforce each time that it’s weird, there’s a constant recording of everything said, and that the people around them think it’s weird
My Mom already does this around smartphones.
Some family thinks it’s weird or paranoid. I think it’s smart.
It sends the message. It’s an effective, reasonable way to get it across.
It’s been known for a long time that they listen in. “hopefully” it’s only keywords and items like dishwasher.
I’ve been stressing to family that sentiment analysis is so easy and cheap now. They usually respond with “what’s that”? To which I reply "Take the entire history chain of messages between you and everyone in your contacts. Then simply ask ‘Is this conversation pro or against the current administration’, or ‘Are they pro or against ICE’, or ‘are they pro-life or pro-choice’, or literally anything else. In <10 seconds every conversation you have is sorted and collated, and note that at no point did a human read the message, but now has enough information on the conversation to justify a warrant.
Sentiment analysis should terrify everyone with how easy it is to sort every communication. So I say it’s not tin foil hat.
That has been snapping them into reality.
There are conversations my family and I have intentionally away from electronics/phones. Mostly I’m hoping to instill the habit in my kid.
Takes me back to the HAARP conspiracy days of taking out your SIM card and eating it raw
I mean, in theory we do. An AR display or earpiece with lots of sensors would be cool.
But these companies have all poisoned the well. No one trusts them nor users on their platforms anymore.
EDIT: In case we forgot, half the problem with the Meta glasses IS Instagram. They created a space where macho jerks can get super rich live-streaming being a jerk, so of course thats what they will use the glasses for.
Otherwise it could be a neat idea, but we are not in that universe.
This is exactly what I said about Windows Recall. It’s not a bad idea per se, but it requires the user to trust a company which has repeatedly and publicly screwed over its customers; a thing which no sane person would do.
Google seems to be working on Pixel phones listening in on conversations, and more. Going forward one has to assume any conversation to a Pixel owner is not private. https://www.androidcentral.com/phones/google-pixel/leaked-google-pixel-audio-memory-poised-to-remember-what-youve-heard
What about a Pixel owner who is also privacy aware and is running GrapheneOS? Seriously though, I wouldn’t trust any device these days. My S25U sends just as much telemetry back as raw Pixel Android does, and Samsung locks you in hard.
I saw the audio memory thing for music in the patch notes, made me glad I was immediately installing Graphene on this thing.
I’ve heard demos on all of these. Bad connectivity, poor interfaces, prone to overheating, very limited use cases… All these gadgets fucking suck.
Your cellphone ALREADY DOES ALL THIS!
But because it’s a portable touchscreen online TV, it’s still got a few useful functions attached. None of these other widgets offer anything a cell phone can’t do better and cheaper.
I flashed e/os to main and I love it! Automatic blocking of trackers. Clear notices when apps access hardware. Falsified GPS to a plausible location at the flip of a switch. It’s still not perfect but it’s a big step and very easy to install.
I think Graphene is similar?
I’ve just had so many random bullshit issues with syncing my phone while using a VPN. I’m very reluctant to go to a new OS entirely. Maybe I can dig out an old phone and experiment. But I haven’t even set up a proper Arr suite yet. So I’m not in a rush to add another task to the queue.
Oh that’s totally fair! Honestly it’s been a really pleasant surprise? I thought I’d have to fight it but even the few Google apps I needed still worked without an issue. I’ve been gradually sunsetting them one by one and just removed the last one the other day.
I love Organic Maps for nav. The voice is a little clunky but everything is computed offline.
Did you want any help? Tech support is literally my job, lol. I’ve built an are stack + jellyfin, mailserver and home assistant before for what it’s worth.
Smartphone cameras are obscured in your pocket though. And isn’t typically always responsive like Alexa attached to your shirt.
I’m not saying you’re wrong though. It’s just lest obvious and doesn’t have the opportunity to film all the time.
We don’t need a wearable for more than a camera and microphone, and that’s only for people who are too lazy to take their phone out of their pocket.