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| Facebook's smart glasses threaten the privacy and security of millions of people |
Facebook recently launched its first Ray-Ban Stories connected glasses. These glasses are the company's first mass-produced wearables that have sold in large quantities.
The new glasses can take photos and videos in up to 30 seconds. It relies on two cameras with a resolution of 5 megapixels each. However, it allows the captured content to be shared directly via Facebook or transferred to a mobile phone and processed according to the user's needs.
In addition to two headphones, the glasses also provide a number of microphones for audio recording so that users can listen to music while wearing them.
Facebook glasses and privacy risks
The glasses were launched in association with the Rey-Ban company, and as the name of the product and most of the advertisements show, the Rey-Ban brand was in a leading position even before Facebook.
The Rey-Ban brand is part of the Luxottica eyewear monopoly. Although the price is $299. It is a price that some think is reasonable while others think the price of the glasses is too high.
Facebook markets its glasses as the perfect "memory" product. In general, Facebook has been criticized for its security and privacy. As described by some journalists, Facebook treats users as its main product and makes use of its information and data, even personal information and data.
Facebook already knows every user well. This is also shown in finer detail in the Memory function. The app uses it to show you posts and photos you've previously posted on the platform.
Ray-Ban stories can play an important role in the metaverse. Above all, the company's great interest in this field. Before starting to develop virtual reality glasses based on the Oculus brand, the company could use these glasses to realize the general user's interest in data glasses.
Going back to the security and privacy risks of Facebook's data glasses: we'll find that there are already a lot more. Anyone who wears glasses can take a quick photo or video of everything in front of their nose with the press of a button.
Here, each of us can imagine different dangerous scenarios for millions of people. The wearer can take photos or take a short video of a person using an ATM to find their PIN code at special locations such as the locker room at a gym.
The danger of glasses to users and others
The company offers an LED display for its data glasses that lights up when taking photos and videos. However, there is no doubt that any user, even if he is not a professional, can hide this indicator and the danger increases when this product uses programmers or people who can manipulate smart devices. Where can you change the built-in operating system.
The glasses can be controlled by voice commands. This same feature allows the user to take a picture by just moving his lips.
This means that the people around them do not even notice that the user has touched their smart glasses. In fact, Katie Notopoulos of BuzzFeed News was able to completely dim the LED screen while using her glasses.
In an experiment with glasses, Wall Street Journal reporter Joanna Stern was able to photograph more than 20 people without anyone noticing.
So the glasses pose a great danger to everyone who passes by, not to mention the danger to the users themselves, who collect a lot of information every minute.