Slashdot links ZuckOff's rise to reports of Meta's financial strain
2 Sep 21 · 3d ago · 3 posts · 2 sources · development 2 of 2
A Slashdot post circulated on social media tied the ZuckOff detector's spread to separate reports that Meta is planning a camera-free glasses version, is losing money on the product line, and is exploring social-media subscription offerings.
Pawel Szydlowski Developer of Zuckoff/ZuckOff appAndrew Bosworth Meta Chief Technology Officer
Adam Mosseri Instagram CEOMeta Manufacturer of Ray-Ban Meta and Oakley Meta smart glasses
The whole story posts the bright band is this development · numbered dots are the others · click one to jump
Reported in the same hours no headline names this development itself — these 1 claim were published in its stretch
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first by HN Best, 3d ago · also HN Frontpage
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I think the panic around smart glasses cameras is so strange, it's SO much easier to be a creep with a phone recording. You'll see it all the time if you're paying attention. Everyone is already on their phones anyhow, and especially with "creep shots" your head is a massive giveaway; with a smart phones, not so much, it can be placed anywhere…
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Existing, probably less sketchy app: https://github.com/yjeanrenaud/yj_nearbyglasses (as linked in the other thread)
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Thank you for sharing this. If I get a notification about one near me, I will make sure to very aggressively search for it. If I find that whoever wore it has no practical purpose for it, I will likely humiliate them on the spot.
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so what if it is "very much LLM-aided app"?We are going to have the organic label soon on apps with this mindset..AI assisted development is evolving by the day and at the rate most apps will be built that way..
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I downloaded and tried it. It’s a nice app. I was surprised to see 400+ other Bluetooth devices in range. I think it’s neet to explore the invisible digital world we have all been made subject to.
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If it works the way it says it does, I'd be happy to buy merch as a way to support the team behind this!
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The nearby glasses app linked in this thread seems to be a lovingly hand coded tool to detect Meta glasses.
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Imagine wearing Zuckoff merchandise to a Meta onsite interview or at their Connect conf :-)
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