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To British(UK)/US: Sign the petition "Introduce an immediate ban on the sale and promotion of smart glasses" (petition.parliament.uk)

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UK -> https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/769206/

US -> https://www.change.org/p/ban-meta-glasses-ray-ban-from-public-and-private-use

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[–] FineCoatMummy@sh.itjust.works 3 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

“there’s no expectation of privacy in public places”

In the US, the judicial system is shifting about that. Slowly! But it is. There is a name for this legal theory which I forgot now. The idea is, once you string together enough individual data points, they enjoy 4A protection. Even if any one by itself wouldn't rise to 4A level. That means while you don't have an expectation of privacy, you DO have an expectation the gov won't use all that data to surveil you without a warrant.

Ofc, that only binds the government. It does NOT bind private co's! Google. Meta. A million data brokers. Flock! So it only addresses part of the prob. Is it good? Yes! But we also need protection against private collectors. In meatspace, we cannot block Flocks and randos with smart glasses. Or the total data fusion that results.

[–] pucker4676@lemmy.ml 1 points 3 hours ago

Ah, good. The government will finally start obeying the law. I'm sure Edward can come home now.