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In January, the New York Police Department’s counterterrorism unit sent out a memo warning police officers about a new potential “security and counterintelligence” threat: Ray-Ban Meta glasses.
The memo directed officers to “conduct thorough inspections of all eyewear permitted within inmate cells” and cautioned that people who have been arrested could use these glasses, equipped with small cameras and microphones, to record inside police facilities. The memo cited two examples of such videos posted on social media.
“The ability to covertly record inside a law enforcement or detention facility, could result in a security risk if proprietary information about cell layouts, camera placements, or officer patrol/site protection routines are released,” the memo read.



Who would have thought there might be unintended uses of new technology? Just completely shocking.
Now just need to wait 2 years for the Chinese knockoff brands for $39.99 that can run open source software and we’ll all be Snowden.
There’s already Chinese knockoffs on aliexpress for around that. Most seem to run the proprietary HeyCyan firmware.
Now the real question, who’s more dangerous, meta or china
Yes.
Unfortunately, the open source alternatives will only be permitted to reach market at prices of $1000 and up.