I'm afraid of being filmed? Developer created app that denounces Meta glasses

Na time when Meta Ray-Ban smart glasses continue to provoke criticism due to how they can be used to film other people without consent, a Polish developer decided to create an app capable of detecting these gadgets.

Pawel Szydlowski, 30 years old, developed a free application for iPhones – by the name of Zuckoff – that helps users know if there are Meta Ray-Ban glasses in the vicinity. Account business Insider site that, one month after it was released, this app has about 5,000 users.

To develop this app, Szydlowski acquired several smart glasses models and, after cataloging the “stick” Bluetooth of these gadgets, has programmed software that allows users to know the type of wireless signals the phone is receiving.

“If the unique identifier matches and the manufacturer’s identifier also matches, then we have a perfect match”Szydlowski explained. “ As a society, we have at least the right to know if anyone is recording”.

As we have already said, the application is free but if you are willing to pay to use Zuckoff, you may receive background notifications.

Cinemas in the UK consider banning Goggles

After Meta's smart glasses were banished from the courtrooms, it seems that gadgets may also be banned in the UK cinemas, the SkyNews.

The reason is the presence of cameras in these Meta smart glasses developed in partnership with Ray-Ban and which, in theory, can allow users to record entire films.

While recognizing the usefulness of these gadgets in accessibility issues – allowing, for example, custom subtitles – the UK Film Association (UKCA) says that many of the companies operating cinemas in the territory are considering measures to prevent the proliferation of pirated films.

“ Movie theater operators are aware of the increased availability and use of wearable technology as smart glasses of which how they can provide benefits to those who have special needs”, can be read in the communiqué shared by UKCA. “ However, they are also aware of the issues regarding privacy and pirated films that arise with the use of this type of technology in cinemas and, as a result, many are introducing policies that prohibit or restrict the use of glasses with cameras in their establishments.”.

In reaction, a Meta spokesman sent a statement to The Guardian where he pointed out that the company's smart glasses are equipped with lights that indicate when something is being photographed or filmed, noting that “naturally” there are places where no videos should be recorded and where the rules “must be applied consistently”.

However, the technological giant does not believe that her glasses must be banned from the cinemas.

“ People wear our glasses because they are useful and allow them to stay present at the moment, whether listening to music, having simultaneous translations or free-handed calls.”you can read this statement. “ They also offer an essential technology for blind or low-level people and limiting the use of this technology would be a great setback”.