• Developer creates app to detect nearby smart glasses An independent developer, moved after reading about the abuse ofsmart glassesto film people without their consent, decided to create an app to detect nearby smart glasses • Smart glasses are wearable devices built into ordinary-looking eyewear that add functions like audio, cameras, sensors, and sometimes a small display • They can let you listen to music, take calls, capture photos or video from your point of view, or see simple information overlaid in your field of vision, depending on the model • To do this, they pack components such as microphones, touch controls, motion sensors, and sometimes a camera and tiny projector into the frame and arms of the glasses • Nearby Glassesis an Android hobbyist app that continuously scans for Bluetooth Low Energy “advertising frames”-a type of data-to recognize devices from manufacturers linked to smart glasses, specifically Meta, Luxottica (Meta Ray-Bans), and Snap • When it sees a matching Bluetooth signature, it sends a notification like “Smart Glasses are probably nearby,” though the developer explicitly warns about false positives, for example from Meta Quest VR headsets

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  • An independent developer, moved after reading about the abuse of smart glasses to film people without their consent, decided to create an app to detect nearby smart glasses. Smart glasses are wearable devices built into ordinary-looking eyewear that add functions like audio, cameras, sensors, and sometimes a small display. They can let you listen to music, take calls, capture photos or video from your point of view, or see simple information overlaid in your field of vision, depending on the model. To do this, they pack components such as microphones, touch controls, motion sensors, and someti

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