“Experts in Europe warn that these devices are used to record strangers without their consent, possibly breaching EU law.”
“A small LED light is designed to indicate when recording is taking place, but RTBF’s investigators found that tutorials explaining how to conceal the indicator are abundant and easily accessible online.”
Sometimes I have a hard time deciding who I despise more, parasite Mark Zuckerberg or its witless hosts who keep using its products—yes, Zuck’s pronoun is it. Ban Ray-Ban, for frick’s sake.
No, consent is saying yes or no, not wether or not I see a small LED (which can probably also be disabled by the savvy individual)
You don’t need to be too savy to put a little piece of black tape over it
It is not that simple. It has a sensor to check if the led is covered.
Just tape over that sensor too
It’s tape all the way down, isn’t it?
it’s not that siml- gets taped
Perhaps not a piece of black tape, sure–but it’s not like there aren’t options out there. A quick Bing provided plenty of links to research ways to circumvent the LED.
Respect for not using Google for search.
Did you try Ecosia?
That’s actually my go-to! Started using Ecosia after reading about it here 🙂
As for my comment–I figured Bing would make a better verb than Google (plus I’m so over Google at this point)
Tell that to some states in the US where there’s a thing called “one-party consent”, i.e. if one party knows about the recording (which the wearer obviously would), it’s legal.
That’s for reccrding audio, iirc. Much more defensible and protects the little guy more. Eg, recording a meeting with an asshole boss
It’s the same in Sweden, you are allowed to record any conversation you yourself is taking part in. I think it’s a fair law. Video though, not so much.
Which US state is Brussels in? Does EU law apply in that state?
There are multiple: IL, WI
Unlikely