cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/52022727
Looks like everyone who raised awareness about “Mark Zuckerberg Pervert Glasses” ultimately made a real difference <3
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/52022727
Looks like everyone who raised awareness about “Mark Zuckerberg Pervert Glasses” ultimately made a real difference <3
So the glasses will still record innocent bystanders without consent, only without video? That’s not much better. The shaming will and should continue.
Obligatory: you have been able to record people without consent since the 80s.
Should we shame people with phones if their phone has a microphone?
Where? In my country (Spain) has never been prohibited in public spaces, except in recent years that record the police has been forbidden. ACAB
Point being that you didn’t need to ask for consent before any more than now. It might be illegal, but who cares, really?
Over here it’s legal to record any conversation you are a part of or can “reasonably hear”. So no parabolic shotgun mics allowed 😀
In Finland you are always allowed to record conversations you take part in. Law limits what you can use it for though.
In the US that varies by state. California is “two party consent” so you need permission. If you just mean you can do it illegally, tape recorders have been around since way before the 1980s.
In some countries the camera apps on phones are required to make a shutter noise when you take a picture so it’s harder to do secretly.
No, we shouldn’t shame people for using a device that happens to have a microphone. But we absolutely should shame people who knowingly and flagrantly use recording devices with a complete disregard to other people’s privacy.