Nearby Glasses: An App That Alerts You to Secret Recording Wearables Nearby
TL;DR
A new Android app called Nearby Glasses scans Bluetooth advertising signals to alert users when camera-enabled smart glasses from Meta, Snap, and others are nearby, aiming to counter covert filming in public. The developer notes the system can produce false positives and an iOS version is in development; Meta and Snap didn’t comment. The story frames the tool within broader concerns about wearable surveillance and potentialMeta features like facial recognition.
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