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InvertedRhodium • yesterday at 8:25 PM • 2 replies • view on HN

People care more about the illusion of privacy than actual privacy itself.

Even if we banned smart glasses, we'd still see ever-expanding networks of privately owned cameras that record every movement you make. We'd still have networks of ring cameras and similar devices. We'll still have ever-increasing use of AI to sort and categorise the content.

Privacy is dead. Smart glasses are just an uncomfortable reminder of this fact, and banning them without addressing the over-arching issue is similar to sticking our collective head in the sand.


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iamnothere • yesterday at 8:29 PM

Privacy doomerism sucks. You can fight (and win) some battles without winning everywhere—in fact that’s how life works in general.

Just because we haven’t yet beaten ALPRs doesn’t mean I want some dickhead recording me at a hot spring without me knowing. Having both things to deal with is worse than having just one.

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futune • yesterday at 8:59 PM

Are you talking about Norway, or some other place?