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The Danish optical chains promoting Meta’s controversial AI glasses have close financial ties to the tech giant’s design partner. Other opticians want nothing to do with the product.

Synoptik and Profil Optik sell the ‘harassment glasses,’ while other opticians say no

Kollage:  Marcus Grønbech. Foto: Carlos Barria/Reuters
Kollage: Marcus Grønbech. Foto: Carlos Barria/Reuters
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»Harassment glasses«. »Stalker glasses«. »Big Brother on the nose«.

Customers are voicing their anger and outrage that the optician chain Synoptik has chosen to market tech giant Meta’s AI glasses, which can covertly film and monitor unsuspecting people in public and private spaces.

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