Who's Really Watching What Smartglasses See?

About this episode

The episode discusses the implications of smartglasses and their potential to record people in public without their knowledge.

Thanks to smartphones, almost everybody these days is carrying a little video camera around in their pocket, all the time. But the next time a stranger films you in public, you might not be able to tell they're recording at all. In fact, their camera might look just like an ordinary pair of glasses.

Topics covered

• smartglasses
• privacy
• surveillance
• technology
• public recording

Keywords

• smartglasses
• privacy
• surveillance
• public recording
• technology

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Electronic Frontier Foundation

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