“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.

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    3 days ago

    Aside: IMHO, recording anyone in public should always be allowed. The fact that it’s men recording women shouldn’t matter in the slightest. You have no expectation of privacy when you’re in public.

    That isn’t actually the issue, if I’m understanding the story right. The title is just click-bait. The real issue is that they were approaching women and talking to them, then using those recordings as part of an online “seduction training” course (I’m rolling my eyes even as I type that). So basically, they’re using the videos commercially without the subjects’ consent, which is illegal in lots of places.