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syrrimtoday at 1:25 PM1 replyview on HN

There isn't such a problem, it is at best an incidental use case that has been blown out of proportion. Such glasses would only be useful for illicit purposes in instances where a person is permitted to look at something, but not to photograph it. In such a case, they can be politely requested to remove the glasses, just the same as you would ask someone pointing a smartphone at you to put it down, even if they were just scrolling instagram. It's a non problem that spiraled into a moral panic.


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voakbasdatoday at 1:37 PM

It is not always immediately obvious when someone is wearing a pair versus normal glasses. Certainly not from any real distance.

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