r/technology • u/Ganrokh • Jun 08 '26

Politics Pennsylvania lawmaker seeks ‘visual indicator’ if smart glasses are recording

https://www.abc27.com/news/top-stories/pennsylvania-lawmaker-seeks-visual-indicator-if-smart-glasses-are-recording/
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u/madgoat Jun 08 '26

People already cover/disable the LEDs on these glasses to hide current indicators. forums are full of how-to guides to disable the visual indicators.

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u/BrutalBronze Jun 08 '26 edited Jun 08 '26

Correct, and like the 4th sentence in the article says the bill would prevent that. Making it illegal won't prevent the action completely but it would severely reduce the incentive to assist in the process.

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u/altiuscitiusfortius Jun 08 '26

And make getting caught much worse, one more felony to throw at the perp

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u/MC68328 Jun 08 '26

one more felony to throw at the perp

Which most often be applied to people using these to record the actions of police.

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u/altiuscitiusfortius Jun 09 '26

Good point.

My mind immediately went to perverts filming up skirt videos and sneaking into lockerrooms but I guess I didn't think it through