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Honestly, your first sentence worries me more than these glasses do. Going around punching strangers because you don't like what they're wearing is not the same thing as free speech.
Do people in 2017 honestly believe they have privacy in public?
I'm pretty sure it's happened at least once, in the late 90's. But I pay like, no actual attention to fashion, so I could be wrong.
Some of us grew up long ago and stopped caring about what people think of us
Cool. Then I'll make sure you're prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. You might even serve jail time. Then I'll sue you in civil court and make you pay, maybe even ruin you financially. And the best part is reed not likely to be a single picture of you on my Snapchat glasses. Meanwhile, your picture will be instantly plastered across the Internet by dozens of witnesses taken on their phones. Mission accomplished?
They look exactly how they should for what they are; a novelty. I think this is more a bit of a goof than something people are going to use like the app. I'm glad they look so ridiculous, if someone's filming me I want to know.
I wouldn't even classify a GO Pro in this catergory. Even as a niche product, it has a strong following for outdoor enthusiasts, sports/athletes, even law enforcement has contracts with Go Pro to use for body camera's. Yes, they have slowed down. But they have way more of a demographic than Snapchat shades and Other superfluous items.
The way we're spying on each other is getting ridiculous..... enough to make everyone and their uncle paranoid.
Yes. As a working photographer, I still expect people to maintain their expectation of privacy. I would never photograph someone without their consent, mostly because I could not legally use their likeness in a commercial way.
Also, I am a decent human with scruples.
Plenty of reasons to be ashamed to be in the millennial generation but not this. My generation had Members Only jackets, Parachute Pants, and Pet Rocks (I proudly had none). No badge of honor there. Every generation has stupid clothing and fads. Also I doubt these are going to sell by the boat load. They were a gimmick when sold in pop-up vending machines. Now that they are more easily obtainable my guess is their 15 seconds is up.
Let's just say this isn't the only thing about this generation that is embrassing.
Oh believe....There are plenty of reasons I am embarrassed by this generation, but this is just another.
Glad most professional photographers don't work that way, we wouldn't have some of the greatest moments in photographic history then. There's such a thing as asking for consent to use the image after the photo is taken. And it's routinely done by ethical professionals all over the world every day. Most people are flattered, and those who aren't don't sign.
One of my favorite photos was taken by a professional photographer in Carmel, who took a photo of me playing with my dog on the beach. He gave me his email and said he would give me a digital copy, and asked if he could display it in his studio/shop or otherwise include it online, or in book collections. I told him it would be fine as long as he didn't sell it by itself, and he sent me a release which I signed, which had an option for commercial distribution if he wanted to sell which I agreed to. To my knowledge he never exploited it beyond hanging a print in his studio for a period, but had he not done that, I would not have that picture.
Moreover, I take photos all the time with people I don't know in them, be they of friends or family, or just scenic, and I post them on the Internet. I couldn't care less who the other people are. Recently on vacation I was at the beach clearly taking photographs of the beach with my iPhone, and every single person on that beach was in my photos, some more featured than others. Not only were they not the least bit concerned I was doing it, but in a few instances, I actually had people volunteer to pose for me in my shot.
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That's cute and everything but public life has no expectation of privacy. I photograph people without their consent all the time tbh and considering most people let the government spy on them indiscriminately I don't see the problem.
The difference is that he has at least some intent to sell his photography. Without consent of people that you feature in your photos as models, you can't sell your photography commercially. You could still possibly make money if they could be sold and used for editorial purposes though.
Get over here and receive your beating buddy!
I really like them. 2 bad its 2 cheap 2 buy, the price look nothing 2 me and i only use things that females knows r expensive cause thiz is what women want: expensive thingz u know what i mean? The good thing is that i can record gurlz being sexy with me and i can share vids qith my friends cause they wanna watch more bout my private life lol so i gonna buy a few 2 bad they dont made them in yellow cause its a color i luv. Hope they make a gold version i dont care 2 pay 1k usd 4 them since i will look great. Hope i can broadcast live my life a lot of ppl will watch how good my life is but i cant show my biz u know what i mean??
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