Privacy Laws and Luxury Surveillance
Privacy laws are struggling to keep up with the concept of "luxury surveillance" as technology advances.
It’s not clear to me that a small red light would be sufficient notification in some states for someone to consent to being recorded.
Meta's new smart glasses, introduced at the Meta Connect event, are an example of this trend, with Mark Zuckerberg promoting a future where everyone is constantly recording each other.
- The glasses represent the tech industry's second major attempt at normalizing wearable surveillance devices.
- This comes over a decade after Google's failed attempt with Google Glass.
Author's summary: Meta's smart glasses raise concerns about privacy laws.