Snap, the company behind Snapchat, has launched Spectacles, a sunglasses and camera device that allows users to record 10-second video clips and instantly upload them to their Snapchat accounts. Spectacles are designed to appeal to Snapchat's huge millennial user base with bright colours and blinking lights to show recording. However, the $around $1,500 glasses are raising serious security concerns. They record the user's metadata, including location, facial and voice recognition data and could be worn in inappropriate situations, invading another person's privacy without their knowledge. "There is the possibility of abuse," according to the tech blogger David Papp.
Snap, the company behind Snapchat, has launched Spectacles, a sunglasses and camera device that allows users to record 10-second video clips and instantly upload them to their Snapchat accounts. Spectacles are designed to appeal to Snapchat's huge millennial user base with bright colours and blinking lights to show recording. However, the $130 glasses are raising serious security concerns. They record the user's metadata, including location, facial and voice recognition data and could be worn in inappropriate situations, invading another person's privacy without their knowledge. "There is the possibility of abuse," according to the tech blogger David Papp.