Smart glasses or creepy idea sold as a desirable lifestyle product?

[Analogous]

Big brands line Rayban, slick marketing and a tech billionaire with a record of profiting from manipulating social behavior all have come together to push “smart glasses” as a desirable lifestyle choice …

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cr7jej2elyyo

 

[Analogous]

The less recognised problem with any tech that collects our data (including our images) in these times is that we have no control over who uses them and how it will be used.

 

[alpha1]

But who cares?
We have been using Myspace, Orkut, Facebook, Instagram, ...

 

[Analogous]

But who cares?
We have been using Myspace, Orkut, Facebook, Instagram, ...

Exactly. The problem is very few care…till a sensational scandal happens and then suddenly everyone cares

 

[hydra]

But who cares?
We have been using Myspace, Orkut, Facebook, Instagram, ...

There's a difference. We share only what we choose to share on Social Media. And that too, not all of our content is given public visibility. And even that, many of us share cautiously, expecting that what's out there (regardless of the assigned visibility) is as good as public.

There are many people who value their privacy. They don't relish having their life (private moments or not) made publicly available.

 

[Analogous]

There's a difference. We share only what we choose to share on Social Media. And that too, not all of our content is given public visibility. And even that, many of us share cautiously, expecting that what's out there (regardless of the assigned visibility) is as good as public.

There are many people who value their privacy. They don't relish having their life (private moments or not) made publicly available.

Nicely expressed!
I think @alpha1 alludes to the situation that most people are oblivious to the way their data is being used by big tech companies.

However putting a camera on glasses and trying to normalise it as a desirable lifestyle is a bit different from us voluntarily sharing our information and visuals On social media?

 

[Analogous]

https://www.cnn.com/2026/02/10/business/video/smart-glasses-covert-filming-women-creators-digvid