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AlSweigart@lemmy.zip to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day ago

The Backlash Is So Strong That People With “Pervert Glasses” Are Afraid to Use Them in Public

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The Backlash Is So Strong That People With “Pervert Glasses” Are Afraid to Use Them in Public

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AlSweigart@lemmy.zip to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day ago
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"A lot of men and their behaviors have ruined this product."
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    There is an Android app that looks for the Bluetooth signatures of these glasses and alerts if they are nearby. Hopefully something exists on iOS devices as well.

    Edit: The app is called Nearby Glasses and it is available on iOS and Android.

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      iOS App Store: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/nearby-glasses-original/id6761056896

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      what’s that app called??

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        Nearby Glasses

        (Play store, also on F-Droid via the IzzyOnDroid repo)

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          thank you so much!!

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        Pervalert?

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          It’s a module within Hotdog/Not Hotdog.

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          PERVASIVE,

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      Oohh need the name of that if you’ve got it handy.

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        It’s called Nearby Glasses on both IOS and Android.

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