This man was secretly snapped by someone with smartglasses. He’s not alone in calling that a violation of privacy

What happened

According to The Guardian’s linked report, This man was secretly snapped by someone with smartglasses. He’s not alone in calling that a violation of privacy, The backlash to what some dub ‘pervert glasses’ is growing – but people living with disabilities point out the new tech can also be life-changing Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast One summer day earlier this year, Rhys left a cafe in Melbourne where he had been working remotely, when his phone pinged with a message on the dating app Grindr. The message was a photo of him sitting at a table outside the cafe on his laptop, with his dog seated on the ground next to him. In the foreground, in a man’s hand was an iPhone unlocked. Continue reading…

Context

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Source

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