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The rare times I’ve been to parties lately (in San Francisco and London), I was surprised by the strict enforcement of this rule: stickers over everyone's phone camera lenses at all times. No exceptions.

So what happens now that everyone’s basically Spy Kids? Will people be asked to remove their glasses? Will countries with strict privacy laws require visible recording indicators on devices like status lights?

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They have you use stickers, or was it something else?

I have yet to go to such a party, but this is quite interesting/troubling, it reminds me of visiting BigCo electronics in south korea - can't enter a Samsung factory without that. Truly was annoying and left all this goo on your lens.

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Hmm… that’s interesting, I don’t think I’ve been to a party where that was brought!!🤔
(I guess back in my party days cameras were still shooting film and hung around one’s neck)😅😂

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I guess I was referring to a different type of fancy :) anyways, I think it's cool. I actually really enjoy not bringing my phone at all sometimes but it makes other things complicated like navigation and communication in case of emergency...I remember the times when somehow we were okay going out int the world without phones, I miss it.

I wouldn’t say they were particularly fancy. Some were definitely more fringe (smaller, protective groups).

One was in a nightclub - ostensibly to keep people “in the moment” but practically to protect people from having compromising photos taken of them while enjoying nightlife.

I find that the more fancy and formal the event, the more photography is to be expected. People are dressed up and want to be seen publicly, even after the event is done.

you are attending very fancy events hahah :D

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Yeah they come right off lol. I feel the real enforcement is in:

Big parties - security guard on premises looking for it

Small parties - stigma of being the person who violates it

These stickers are not that sticky! Easy to feel off. I always saw it as a contractual act to remind party-goes about this policy

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fair point! but also the whole point of those "no camera" party is to live in the moment, would be weird to try to by-pass this ideology just to sneak some instagram stories

I feel this was true in Google Glass period, but now the wearables look so subtle and are getting worn increasingly by non-cringe people.

those with the "smart glasses" are too cringe to get in the parties that has no-phone policy anyway

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Oh yes we are tech friendly for sure but also tech is super expensive in this country so perhaps there are some people who has them but its not something common. For example i don't know anyone who has them, not even for the curiosity, less for using them in a day to day life.

I see from your bio you’re in Buenos Aires. I find it kind of surprising that wearables like this aren’t more popular because of how tech friendly I’ve heard it is.

Two days ago i saw a tik tok of a lady who denied the entrance to a disco to a man with those recording glases. I was shocked cause in my country noone has those!

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Weird. If I'm at a party my phone is probably off completely or not even on me.

Lately I find that the more interesting something/someone is in front of them, people want to prove it so instinctively bring out their device instead of just enjoying.

That's a weird party rule, but I guess it makes sense. I don't think I've ever been to a party where people are recording or taking pics. I guess this is what modern times are like.

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In the USA they are welcomed but when traveling around Europe this summer I def felt pushback when people noticed my glasses could record 

I love them and def don’t want seem them banned, but I understand the pushback

I think the initial pushback will come from places like the UK where there’s a big event culture as well as strict GDPR adherence. But for now, those glasses can sneak by easily.

I’ve been thinking this when I slyly use my Mets glasses to subvert any No photo signs 

Eventually people will get hip

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Yeah it’s unpleasant to be recorded against your will.

if anything, i think they should. i don’t think being able to stealthily record strangers is a good idea in any other sense apart from law enforcement. and even then.

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I’ve seen it in both public and private events.

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Wow. That's pretty serious.
Do you have any idea why they put up all those rules

In some events, yes. Obviously I saw some people taking the sticker off to sneak a photo, but they got in trouble if caught by security doing this.

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Oh yeah. Now these wearables are way more subtle than Google Glass. Hard to distinguish from “normal” fashion.

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This makes a lot of sense,don't know why I didn't think of it.

Well, the sticker isn’t hard to take off. It’s just enforced by security when they see it happening.

I imagine in that emergency crime situation you describe, there’s CCTV footage and security probably would be too busy to enforce the stickers.

This is intriguing and troubling at the same time, what of they are emergency moments that help to solve a crime or something? Y'all wouldn't be allowed to make a video or take pictures, that's not cool

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Lmao this sounds funny people be buying Glasses with cameras

As they become mainstream and used by more people they’ll start looking out for devices like that but you can only do so much especially for glasses cause lots of people can say its normal as I expect companies to make them look more subtle that you wouldn’t even think there’s a camera in there

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