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Meta’s Fix for ‘Pervert Glasses’ Backlash: No More Camera

Meta is reportedly building a pair of smart glasses with no camera at all. The company is expected to unveil them next week at its Meta Connect event. The reason has a blunt nickname behind it. Critics have nicknamed Meta’s current glasses “pervert glasses,” after reports of people secretly filming others in public. If you’ve ever worried about being recorded without knowing it, this is Meta’s response to that exact backlash. Why Meta Glasses Earned the ‘Pervert Glasses’ Nickname Meta’s glasses use an LED light that blinks to warn people nearby when recording. Some users found ways to cover or […] The post Meta’s Fix for ‘Pervert Glasses’ Backlash: No More Camera appeared first on Phandroid.
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EMPLOYMENT AND WORKPLACE

Employers Are Using Payday Loans and Social Media to Set Pay

You apply for a job, you ace the interview, and then you’re lowballed on your salary. What’s up with that? Well, it turns out a payday loan or an innocent comment about debt on social media could quietly work against you at your next raise or your next paycheck. Researchers call this surveillance wages, and it’s far more common than most workers realize. The idea is simple. Instead of basing your pay on performance or experience, some employers feed your personal data into an algorithm. That algorithm hunts for the lowest amount you’ll actually accept. This is based on data […] The post Employers Are Using Payday Loans and Social Media to Set Pay appeared first on Phandroid.
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CLOUD COMPUTING AND DISTRIBUTED SYSTEMS

Apple’s New iCloud+ Deal Is a Steal, Unless You’re in the US

Apple just turned its cheapest cloud storage plan into one of the better deals in tech. That’s true if you live in the right country. Starting this month, Apple confirmed it’s folding Apple TV and Apple Arcade into every paid iCloud+ subscription. That includes the cheapest tier, just $0.99 a month for 50GB, across more than 100 countries. That means storage, streaming, and games for less than a dollar a month, with no separate sign-ups needed. Apple TV and Arcade normally cost real money on their own in the US. Apple TV just went up to $14.99 a month after […] The post Apple’s New iCloud+ Deal Is a Steal, Unless You’re in the US appeared first on Phandroid.
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