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  • Re: Meta Wants Smart Glasses To Identify And Profile Every Face inAmerica

    From Andy Burns@usenet@andyburns.uk to alt.privacy.anon-server,rec.food.cooking,alt.comp.os.windows-11 on Tue May 5 17:24:26 2026
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    PersonOf Interest wrote:

    I don't get how these glasses can gather so much info if a bunch
    of your pictures are not on social media, can someone explain?

    My pictures aren't uploaded to social media, but I might appear in
    photos my friends upload there ...

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  • From Ed P@esp@snet.n to alt.privacy.anon-server,alt.comp.os.windows-11 on Tue May 5 13:00:09 2026
    From Newsgroup: alt.comp.os.windows-11

    On 5/5/2026 12:24 PM, Andy Burns wrote:
    PersonOf Interest wrote:

    I don't get how these glasses can gather so much info if a bunch
    of your pictures are not on social media, can someone explain?

    My pictures aren't uploaded to social media, but I might appear in
    photos my friends upload there ...


    Best to avoid Meta and most social media if you want privacy.
    On my street there are 17 houses. Seven have a camera facing the
    driveway.
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  • From Care Free@invalid@invalid.invalid to alt.comp.os.windows-11 on Tue May 5 23:22:44 2026
    From Newsgroup: alt.comp.os.windows-11

    On 05/05/2026 17:15, PersonOf Interest wrote:
    I don't get how these glasses can gather so much info if a bunch
    of your pictures are not on social media, can someone explain?
    They all need to verify the age of their users, as required by law in
    various countries. One way to do this is to ask users to provide ID.
    Another option is to use a webcam to estimate users' ages based on their faces.

    OS creators will even be required to verify the age of their users.
    Microsoft has already incorporated this into their updates, although it
    is not yet active. Small Linux distributors are likely to struggle
    because they are unlikely to have the budget to plan for such
    requirements. They are highly likely to stop working on this and do
    something else instead.


    x-posting removed to comply with paganini requirements! Cooking has
    nothing to do with this post!


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  • From Paul@nospam@needed.invalid to alt.comp.os.windows-11 on Tue May 5 19:31:02 2026
    From Newsgroup: alt.comp.os.windows-11

    On Tue, 5/5/2026 6:22 PM, Care Free wrote:
    On 05/05/2026 17:15, PersonOf Interest wrote:
    I don't get how these glasses can gather so much info if a bunch
    of your pictures are not on social media, can someone explain?
    They all need to verify the age of their users, as required by law in various countries. One way to do this is to ask users to provide ID.
    Another option is to use a webcam to estimate users' ages based on their faces.

    OS creators will even be required to verify the age of their users. Microsoft has already incorporated this into their updates, although it
    is not yet active. Small Linux distributors are likely to struggle
    because they are unlikely to have the budget to plan for such
    requirements. They are highly likely to stop working on this and do something else instead.


    x-posting removed to comply with paganini requirements! Cooking has
    nothing to do with this post!



    I think you're referring to the Surveillance State.

    All the Cool Kids wear paper bags over their heads.

    https://pyxis.nymag.com/v1/imgs/e2e/3fb/885ab07ae48001875cf56cf76dbfbc0575-21-paper-bag-dating-1.2x.rhorizontal.w700.jpg

    Paul
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