{"id":356430,"date":"2021-10-22T14:01:06","date_gmt":"2021-10-22T11:01:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/facebooks-smart-glasses-could-lead-to-black-mirror-style-privacy-concerns\/"},"modified":"2021-10-22T14:01:06","modified_gmt":"2021-10-22T11:01:06","slug":"facebooks-smart-glasses-could-lead-to-black-mirror-style-privacy-concerns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/facebooks-smart-glasses-could-lead-to-black-mirror-style-privacy-concerns\/","title":{"rendered":"#Facebook\u2019s smart glasses could lead to Black Mirror-style privacy concerns"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3ab718d7344\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3ab718d7344\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/facebooks-smart-glasses-could-lead-to-black-mirror-style-privacy-concerns\/#Smartphones_vs_smart_glasses\" >Smartphones vs. smart glasses<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/facebooks-smart-glasses-could-lead-to-black-mirror-style-privacy-concerns\/#Smart_glasses_as_a_memory_aid\" >Smart glasses as a memory aid<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/facebooks-smart-glasses-could-lead-to-black-mirror-style-privacy-concerns\/#X-ray_specs_of_the_digital_self\" >X-ray specs of the digital self?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/facebooks-smart-glasses-could-lead-to-black-mirror-style-privacy-concerns\/#Augmenting_Facebooks_view_of_the_future\" >Augmenting Facebook\u2019s view of the future<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;<strong>#<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a>\u2019s smart glasses could lead to Black Mirror-style privacy concerns<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>Facebook\u2019s smart glasses ambitions are in the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a> again. The company has launched a worldwide project dubbed <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ai.facebook.com\/research\/publications\/ego4d-unscripted-first-person-video-from-around-the-world-and-a-benchmark-suite-for-egocentric-perception\">Ego4D<\/a> to research new uses for smart glasses.<\/p>\n<p>In September, Facebook unveiled its <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/about.fb.com\/news\/2021\/09\/introducing-ray-ban-stories-smart-glasses\/\">Ray-Ban Stories glasses<\/a>, which have two cameras and three microphones built-in. The glasses capture audio and video so wearers can record their experiences and interactions.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/fast.wistia.net\/embed\/iframe\/l8c5ayh3on?videoFoam=true&amp;autoPlay=true\" title=\"\" allowtransparency=\"true\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wistia_embed\" name=\"wistia_embed\" allowfullscreen=\"\" msallowfullscreen=\"\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The research project aims to add augmented reality features to smart glasses using artificial intelligence technologies that could provide wearers with a wealth of information, including the ability to get answers to questions like \u201cWhere did I leave my keys?\u201d <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ai.facebook.com\/blog\/teaching-ai-to-perceive-the-world-through-your-eyes\">Facebook\u2019s vision<\/a> also includes a future where the glasses can \u201cknow who\u2019s saying what when and who\u2019s paying attention to whom.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Several other <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/technology\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"4\" title=\"Technology\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">technology<\/a> companies like <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/glass\/start\/\">Google<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/hololens\">Microsoft<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.spectacles.com\">Snap<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vuzix.com\/products\/blade-smart-glasses-upgraded\">Vuzix<\/a>, and <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.lenovo.com\/us\/en\/thinkrealitya3\/\">Lenovo<\/a> have also been experimenting with versions of augmented or mixed reality glasses. Augmented reality glasses can display useful information within the lenses, providing an electronically enhanced view of the world. For example, smart glasses could draw a line over the road to show you the next turn or let you see a restaurant\u2019s Yelp rating as you look at its sign.<\/p>\n<p>However, some of the information that augmented reality glasses give their users <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2021\/10\/14\/22725894\/facebook-augmented-reality-ar-glasses-ai-systems-ego4d-research\">could include identifying people in the glasses\u2019 field of view<\/a> and displaying personal information about them. It was not too long ago that Google introduced Google Glass, only to face a <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.newyorker.com\/business\/currency\/whats-the-problem-with-google-glass\">public backlash<\/a> for simply recording people. Compared to being recorded by smartphones in public, being recorded by smart glasses <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1145\/2556288.2557352\">feels to people like a greater invasion of privacy<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>As a researcher who <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/scholar.google.com\/citations?user=r42-hFIAAAAJ&amp;hl=en\">studies computer security and privacy<\/a>, I believe it\u2019s important for technology companies to proceed with caution and consider the security and privacy risks of augmented reality.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Smartphones_vs_smart_glasses\"><\/span>Smartphones vs. smart glasses<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Even though people are now used to being photographed in public, they also expect the photographer typically to raise their smartphone to compose a photo. Augmented reality glasses fundamentally disrupt or violate this sense of normalcy. The public setting may be the same, but the sheer scale and <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>roach of recording have changed.<\/p>\n<p>Such deviations from the norm have long been <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/digitalcommons.law.uw.edu\/wlr\/vol79\/iss1\/10\">recognized by researchers<\/a> as a violation of privacy. My group\u2019s research has found that people in the neighborhood of nontraditional cameras want a more <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1145\/3415187\">tangible sense of when their privacy is being compromised<\/a> because they find it difficult to know whether they are being recorded.<\/p>\n<p>Absent the typical physical gestures of taking a photo, people need better ways to convey whether a camera or microphone is recording people. Facebook has already been <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2021\/09\/20\/facebook-warned-over-very-small-indicator-led-on-smart-glasses-as-eu-dpas-flag-privacy-concerns\/\">warned by the European Union<\/a> that the LED indicating a pair of Ray-Ban Stories is recording is too small.<\/p>\n<p>In the longer term, however, people might become accustomed to smart glasses as the new normal. Our research found that although young adults worry about others recording their embarrassing moments on smartphones, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usenix.org\/biblio-1979\">they have adjusted<\/a> to the pervasive presence of cameras.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Smart_glasses_as_a_memory_aid\"><\/span>Smart glasses as a memory aid<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>An important application of smart glasses is as a memory aid. If you could record or \u201clifelog\u201d your entire day from a first-person point of view, you could simply rewind or scroll through the video at will. You could examine the video to see where you left your keys, or you could replay a conversion to recall a friend\u2019s movie recommendation.<\/p>\n<p>Our research studied volunteers who wore lifelogging cameras for several days. We uncovered several privacy concerns \u2013 this time, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1145\/2702123.2702183\">for the camera wearer<\/a>. Considering who, or what algorithms, might have access to the camera footage, people may worry about the detailed portrait it paints of them.<\/p>\n<p>Who you meet, what you eat, what you watch, and what your living room really looks like without guests are all recorded. We found that people were <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1145\/2632048.2632079\">especially concerned about the places being recorded<\/a>, as well as their computer and phone screens, which formed a large fraction of their lifelogging history.<\/p>\n<p>Popular media already has its take on what can go horribly wrong with such memory aids. \u201c<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=RRNYmFrfbCg\">The Entire History of You<\/a>\u201d episode of the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TV series<\/a> \u201cBlack Mirror\u201d shows how even the most casual arguments can lead to people digging through lifelogs for evidence of who said exactly what and when. In such a world, it is difficult to just move on. It\u2019s a lesson in the importance of forgetting.<\/p>\n<p>Psychologists have pointed to the <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.psychologytoday.com\/us\/blog\/the-memory-factory\/202108\/memory-depiction-in-the-black-mirror-episode-the-entire-history-you\">importance of forgetting<\/a> as a natural human coping mechanism to move past traumatic experiences. Maybe AI algorithms can be put to good use identifying digital memories to delete. For example, our research has devised AI-based algorithms to detect <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ndss-symposium.org\/ndss2014\/programme\/placeavoider-steering-first-person-cameras-away-sensitive-spaces\/\">sensitive places<\/a> like bathrooms and <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1145\/2858036.2858417\">computer and phone screens<\/a>, which were high on the worry list in our <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ndss-symposium.org\/ndss2014\/programme\/placeavoider-steering-first-person-cameras-away-sensitive-spaces\/\">lifelogging study<\/a>. Once detected, footage can be selectively deleted from a person\u2019s digital memories.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"X-ray_specs_of_the_digital_self\"><\/span>X-ray specs of the digital self?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>However, smart glasses have the potential to do more than simply record video. It\u2019s important to prepare for the possibility of a world in which smart glasses use facial recognition, analyze people\u2019s expressions, look up and display personal information, and even record and analyze conversations. These applications raise important questions about privacy and security.<\/p>\n<p>We studied the use of smart glasses by people with visual impairments. We found that these potential users were worried about the <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1145\/3373625.3417003\">inaccuracy of artificial intelligence algorithms<\/a> and their potential to misrepresent other people.<\/p>\n<p>Even if accurate, they felt it was improper to infer someone\u2019s weight or age. They also questioned whether it was ethical for such algorithms to guess someone\u2019s gender or race. Researchers have also debated <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/dl.acm.org\/doi\/10.1145\/3442188.3445939\">whether AI should be used to detect emotions<\/a>, which can be expressed differently by people from different cultures.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Augmenting_Facebooks_view_of_the_future\"><\/span>Augmenting Facebook\u2019s view of the future<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>I have <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/vr4sec.hcigroup.de\/proceedings\/VR4Sec_paper_7.pdf\">only scratched<\/a><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/vr4sec.hcigroup.de\/proceedings\/VR4Sec_paper_2.pdf\">the surface<\/a> of the privacy and security considerations for augmented reality glasses. As Facebook charges ahead with augmented reality, I believe it\u2019s critical that the company address these concerns.<\/p>\n<p>I am heartened by the <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/research.fb.com\/blog\/2020\/09\/announcing-the-winners-of-the-explorations-of-trust-in-ar-vr-and-smart-devices-request-for-proposals\/\">stellar list of privacy and security researchers<\/a> Facebook is collaborating with to make sure its technology is worthy of the public\u2019s trust, especially given the company\u2019s <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/facebooks-scandals-and-outage-test-users-frenemy-relationship-169244\">recent track record<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>But I can only hope that Facebook will tread carefully and ensure that their view of the future includes the concerns of these and other privacy and security researchers.<\/p>\n<p><em>This article has been updated to clarify that future Facebook augmented reality glasses will not necessarily be in the Ray-Ban Stories product line and that, while the company\u2019s goals include identifying people, the Ego4D research data was not collected using facial recognition technology.<\/em><!-- Below is The Conversation's page counter tag. 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