Smart glasses with integrated camera and microphone have entered a new phase of expansion and the Electronic Frontier Foundation warns of their privacy risks. The organization maintains that these devices have already become popular and warns that, in some cases, not only their owners observe what they record.
The EFF focuses its new edition on the Meta Ray Ban
This week's edition of the EFFector newsletter puts the focus on the privacy implications of Meta Ray Ban. The organization also explains why, in its opinion, it's advisable to think twice before buying or using these smart glasses.
The warning comes at a time when this type of technology is gaining presence outside specialized environments. The EFF maintains that the concern is not limited to the use made by the device owners, but also to who else can access or monitor what those glasses record.
Privacy, freedom of expression and historical archive of the web
In this issue, EFFector also gathers the latest news in the defense of privacy and freedom of expression on the internet. The newsletter also addresses the appointment of the organization's new executive director.
Another of the highlighted issues is the impact that the blocking of publishers to the Internet Archive can have on digital memory. The EFF warns that those restrictions threaten the historical record of the web, an issue that links with the broader debate about access to information and content preservation.
The newsletter makes the leap to the main podcast platforms
The organization reminds that EFFector has been explaining the relationship between technology, civil liberties, and legislation for more than 35 years. Now, additionally, the newsletter is now available on the main podcast platforms.
In this week's episode, the conversation revolves around smart glasses and privacy with Thorin Klosowski, security and privacy activist from the EFF. The content also includes the usual informative questionnaire from EFFector.
The entity encourages subscribing to the newsletter to receive updates, action proposals and news from its store, and asks for financial support to strengthen its activity against internet surveillance. Digital privacy thus returns to the center of the debate at a time of expansion of devices capable of recording in an increasingly discreet manner.