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There's certainly a weird aspect to it.

Historically, body-worn hidden cameras have been for perverts, spies and journalists. Normal folks don't mind people knowing they're taking a photo, and want to be able to frame the photo and suchlike. Gopros would be clearly visible, front and centre on people's helmets - and only while doing sports. Guards and cops with body cameras want people to know they've got a camera, as a deterrent.

You'd occasionally see hidden camera footage used by investigative journalists - but outside of that, the market for body-worn hidden cameras was mostly weird lonely pervs who wanted to take photos at the topless beach and upskirt photos without getting into trouble.

A glasses-camera product won't succeed among us normal folk if wearing it makes you look like a weird lonely perv.



> A glasses-camera product won't succeed among us normal folk if wearing it makes you look like a weird lonely perv.

You say this, and yet as a blind user of the Meta glasses (they're actually great for accessibility!) I am not ... seeing it. They are far more ubiquitous and warn by far more people than you would expect, especially when comparing to Google Glass.




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