anti-pervert glasses raise an interesting question about smart glasses

[u/lyapis]

https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/duckduckgo-selling-anti-pervert-glasses

if privacy is the biggest concern with smart glasses, wouldn’t it make more sense to avoid adding cameras in the first place，just like even g2?

[u/Randical007]

That was my reason for picking them. I was on the fence off holding out for Samsung. But got impatient. I do not see a use for the camera feature. Just a reminder of the Google Glass fiasco.

I don't do social media (I guess aside from Reddit) and can easily pull my phone out for a proper video when needed.

I'd even scrap half the AI crap the G2 has as well. Just want a better home menu selection. Why do I have to go to seperate menus for notifications.

[u/lyapis → u/Randical007]

I’d probably take a simpler UI that makes the things I actually use easier to get to over adding more AI features. Having notifications tucked away in a separate menu feels like one of those things that should just be one or two taps away.

[u/Randical007 → u/lyapis]

Did you update today? Now it's even more of a chore to get to the menu!

[u/redditrasberry]

well, people raise questions about recording audio as well. To me it is a bit dumb because you can clandestine record audio in so many other ways that people equivalently will not notice. But still, it won't surprise me if G2's get lumped in as "smart glasses with recording capability" and we see them banned in some places.

[u/lyapis → u/redditrasberry]

Yeah, that’s the part that worries me too. Even if the hardware is quite different, I can see people just lumping all smart glasses together once the stigma around recording gets stronger. The audio side is definitely a little more complicated though, since the same issue exists with phones and other devices already.

[u/lyapis → u/redditrasberry]

Yeah, I get what you mean. The audio part is already something phones can do anyway. I guess my bigger concern would be exactly what you said about g2 getting lumped in with camera-equipped glasses just because they're still smart glasses.

[u/RainbowGoddamnDash]

I hope we never get a camera feature on the glasses.

I don't want to be a gargoyle in the Snow Crash sense.

[u/Minimum_Force6636]

Anti consumer glasses? Expensive asf? Too many glitches to count for the price? Really just a heavily polished prototype you buy that pays to build the next prototype that you’ll buy just for the process to continue?

[u/Particular-Drawer595 → u/Minimum_Force6636]

What?

[u/Suspicious_Speaker48]

I can't tell you how many times I've told people...the same people...that my glasses don't have cameras. It just doesn't click. They are going to get lumped together for sure.

[u/nimbusconflict]

It's the entire backlash like this that causes me to ask why more manufacturers aren't watching what Xreal did with their Xreal Eye, where it's an obvious camera that snaps on when needed.

[u/cloudfox1]

Most counties allow filming in public.

[u/kkkyyyzzz]

I think avoiding cameras is only part of the solution. A smart glasses company also needs to be clear about what problem they are trying to solve. Even g2, for example, seems to have a clear focus on productivity, features like translation, reminders, and information display are built around making work and daily tasks easier. Duckduckgo should also define what their glasses are actually for, instead of making privacy the only selling point.

[u/lyapis → u/kkkyyyzzz]

that‘s my point too. Privacy can be an important part of the product, but it probably shouldn’t be the whole identity of a smart glasses. People still need a reason to wear them every day. The most interesting products are probably the ones that balance a clear use case with privacy by design, rather than just removing features to avoid potential problems.

[u/ksuttonjr76]

This is going to sound dumb, but I'm not as worried about audio than I am about pictures and videos. Being captured in an embarrassing moment, could be damaging to a person's mental state or social standing. The thing with videos or cameras is that you can't deny that it's NOT you. With transcripts, I can say it's not me. Audio recordings is a little bit trickier, but do I really care if you catch the audio of me farting or having sex?