Oct 13, 2026, 5:41 PMThis. Blind and visually impaired people fear smart glasses backlash:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cmx2qlz7ney2o
- Oct 13, 2026, 5:41 PM
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Asta McCarthyAstaMcCarthy@mastodon.pirateparty.beOct 13, 2026, 6:20 PM@tink He'd better fear being abused by Meta, because that's what's happening.
CarolynCStamp@mastodon.socialOct 14, 2026, 2:50 PM@AstaMcCarthy @tink Do blind people need to record people?
- Oct 18, 2026, 2:48 PM
@CStamp @AstaMcCarthy No, the "look and tell me what you see" feature that is important to us, doesn't involve video recording. Another utility of the glasses is that you can call a sighted person who can offer sighted guidance remotely, but again, this doesn't involve a recording.
- CarolynCStamp@mastodon.socialOct 18, 2026, 3:48 PM
@tink Thanks!
It’s unfortunate that that isn’t a separate product. The current one is useful for some while being abused by others.
@AstaMcCarthy 
NatalyaDNatalyaD@disabled.socialOct 13, 2026, 7:28 PM@tink In the UK even a ban can't be a full ban for blind users, but I'd much rather organisations set proper policies which made clear what was and was not allowed upfront including disabled people's use, parameters for permitted use.
One issue is that even a legitimate blind user using them involves other people's privacy and consent issues cos unlike historical assistive tech, the tech user isn't controlling WHERE the data is actually going, Meta and so on are controlling that.
TalkingDroidTalkingDroid@tweesecake.socialOct 14, 2026, 2:35 PM@tink Must admit, I am very tempted to go into Wetherspoons with my Oakley Vanguards on and tell them I use them for accessibility purposes. Do you think they'll still ban me?