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We need legislation that there’s a big bright red light when these things are recording.

Do we really want to live in a world where people have hidden cameras strapped to their faces?

Normal people don’t want this, it’s creepy

It’s no more creepy than every person in the world holding a camera in their hand/pocket and every business and home in a city recording passers by 24/7.

Not ideal, but also nothing different or new.

There's a huge difference. With a smartphone I can almost always see that people are filming.

What about security cameras, traffic cameras, cameras on vehicles, etc? Most public areas in urban settings are already being recorded.

You can almost always see the people who are bad at concealing what they're doing

It's way more creepy than a phone. I can see you holding up a phone to snap a picture, I cannot tell if you're recording me while looking at me.

Also, in the country where I live, it's illegal to record passers-by, so this is also way worse than that, but ymmv.

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