Snapchat Releases First Hardware Product, Spectacles

Re:Snapchat Releases First Hardware Product, Spectacles by cromwellian on Friday September 23, 2016 @11:13PM (#12569263)

Of course, Glass took significant heat over the fact that it had a camera that you can record people without them knowing (except that it was quite obvious when Glass was 'on'). This thing appeals to have two cameras, and given that it just does video recording, it might be able to be on significantly longer.

I wonder if it has any privacy safeguards, like a red led indicating recording in progress?

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Re:Snapchat Releases First Hardware Product, Spectacles by notatoad on Friday September 23, 2016 @11:23PM (#12569289)

I think the privacy safeguard here is that they're nothing but a camera, so if you're interacting with somebody who's wearing them you can assume you're being filmed.

Glass's problem was that it was a device that you were supposed to wear all the time, and a camera.

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Re:Snapchat Releases First Hardware Product, Spectacles by Gaelan on Friday September 23, 2016 @11:55PM (#12569384)

It can only film for 10 seconds, so if they have not tapped it in the last 10 seconds you know you are not being recorded.

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Re:Snapchat Releases First Hardware Product, Spectacles by unimpressive on Saturday September 24, 2016 @03:14AM (#12569848)

I would think that's a software limit not a hardware limit. I'm sure once these are out somebody will either jailbreak them or they'll come with no security to begin with.

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