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[–] 33 points 3 months ago* (8 children)

I don’t understand how these glasses will work in the EU, where filming other people is against the law.

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  • [–] 30 points 3 months ago (4 children)

    Just break the law and hope the other side is too poor to sue. Basically like everywhere else on the planet.

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  • [–] 10 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (2 children)

    In data privacy cases there are ALWAYS people that will sue - there are collectives with money and lawyers.

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  • [–] 4 points 3 months ago (1 child)

    In general yes, but if you claim a glasshole recorded you without consent and want to sue them, it's on you to fund that legal battle. I doubt collectives are interested in individual cases.

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  • [–] 10 points 3 months ago*

    In the case of France there's two possible broken laws (not a lawyer btw):

    • If the glasses wearer upload the video/photo online, you are one of the primary subject of the frame (aka not just in he background), and didn't consent to being on the internet, you can sue.

    • Companies must legally ask you for your concent to collect personal and identifying information. If the video/photo is sent to meta for big data/ai training, they must ask for consent

    Edit: "primary subject" is kinda vague and may change depending on the context. If you do a VLOG and someone does something funny in the background, not aware of the camera, and the video is re-uploaded to only feature the guy, then it becomes the primary subject, and must be asked for concent

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  • [–] 4 points 3 months ago

    In most EU countries, the act of filming in public places is perfectly legal as there is "no expectation of privacy". It only becomes a legal issue if you publish those videos, and even then it usually requires the person to be the focus of the video.

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