A hobbyist app developer who became “frustrated” by reports Meta glasses are being used to film women and girls without their consent has created a way to alert people if someone using the eyewear is nearby.
Yves Jeanrenaud’s app Nearby Glasses scans for Bluetooth signals emitted by the eyewear and sends users a push notification if they are close to someone wearing them. Since being launched three weeks ago, the free app has had around 78,000 downloads.
