Now. Facebook, the company that nobody trusts to do this sort of thing, is going to have to really work hard to demonstrate that they are to be trusted with this data. Apple, and to a lesser extent google, don't.
That cool startup could get away with lots of things, so long as people like the product.
Fortunately for us, AR glasses are limited by power consumption, this means that they can't really do always on realtime streaming of data to the backend for mining. Sure you could have always on mm accurate location, but you can't have video recording at the same time. If you want facial recognition, you'll have to stop the music playing.
Now, what would help is a decent set of privacy laws, ie:
Any cameras smaller than x, must only allow recording of data from persons that expressly allow it, unless in the public domain. People attempting to re-create personally identifiable data from such sensors will be liable to 5 years in jail and or an unlimited fine. (insert carveouts for legitimate research and persons working towards providing evidence for court cases)
This isnt perfect, but its a lot better than what we have now.
I think you underestimate the power consumption of streaming video compared to what a VR headset already does. I mean, they already Chromecast the feed if you so choose.
I will say that Meta is fairly aware of their reputation. The TOS is clear that they do not upload or share any video capture and they seem committed to it. As it is now, all the scene understanding is done on device.
Now. Facebook, the company that nobody trusts to do this sort of thing, is going to have to really work hard to demonstrate that they are to be trusted with this data. Apple, and to a lesser extent google, don't.
That cool startup could get away with lots of things, so long as people like the product.
Fortunately for us, AR glasses are limited by power consumption, this means that they can't really do always on realtime streaming of data to the backend for mining. Sure you could have always on mm accurate location, but you can't have video recording at the same time. If you want facial recognition, you'll have to stop the music playing.
Now, what would help is a decent set of privacy laws, ie:
Any cameras smaller than x, must only allow recording of data from persons that expressly allow it, unless in the public domain. People attempting to re-create personally identifiable data from such sensors will be liable to 5 years in jail and or an unlimited fine. (insert carveouts for legitimate research and persons working towards providing evidence for court cases)
This isnt perfect, but its a lot better than what we have now.