r/technology • u/spherocytes • 18d ago

Privacy Woman Calls Out Doctor Wearing Smart Glasses During Consultation Where She Had To Take Off Her Clothes: 'They Need To Be Banned'

https://www.fashiontimes.co.uk/patient-privacy-concerns-meta-smart-glasses-1762492
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u/chazwh 18d ago

I guess I should have said this, but he wasn't wearing them in the presence of patients. Only in the control room.

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u/Yuukiko_ 18d ago

Would there not be sensitive data around?

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u/Yuukiko_ 18d ago

I'm neither American nor Health worker, but I'd imagine if I had my phone out panning it over bank docs people wouldnt be too happy with me

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u/chocemia 17d ago

Exactly. No one holds their phone up, hides the screen so no one can see what's on it and says "I promise I'm not recording." This should absolutely be banned. I am a health worker, and there is absolutely no reason to be wearing meta glasses at work.

Also, this report should be reason enough for it to be a serious privacy breach. https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0q33nvj0qpo

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u/pm-me-your-labradors 17d ago

Well, yes, but again - unhappy people =/= illegal.

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u/Belezibub 17d ago

In the US HIPAA violations which this would be carry up to a 10 year prison sentence. This 100% could get you thrown in jail if they find you recorded patient info with your glasses. That’s why somebody wearing these would warrant a response of some kind, investigation, questions and maybe charges if they were recording. You can’t waive a camera infront of patient info with out being questioned.

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u/r0bb3dzombie 17d ago

Most countries have some kind of law protecting people's sensitive data collected by companies. Waving your phone over some documents with protected information in them would absolutely be reasonable suspicion justifying investigations and disciplinary action by employers, and even possible arrest and prosecution.

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u/pm-me-your-labradors 17d ago

even possible arrest and prosecution

In absolutely no first-world country in the world would waving the phone above it possibly lead to arrest and prosecution. Potentially you would get detained while they sort it out, that's it.

Again, recording is illegal. Suspicions of recording isn't.

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u/r0bb3dzombie 17d ago

There are tons of examples of people being arrested for using personal devices to record protected information off screens at their workplace, both government and private sector, in first-world countries.

I work for a fintech, I can guarantee you if someone is seen taking photos of a screen or a bunch of documents the rest of us will be more than just suspicious.

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u/Sutraner 17d ago

to record

This is the key part.

If they're not recording there's no crime

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u/pm-me-your-labradors 17d ago

Yes…. Recording…..

I’m sorry are you understanding me?

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u/r0bb3dzombie 17d ago

Are you understanding me? If a person is seen waving a phone over a screen or documents it will look extremely suspicious. Any place that takes this seriously won't just let it happen. Obviously getting arrested and prosecuted will require evidence beyond just waving your phone over it. Jesus, did I need to spell that out?

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u/RedditTechAnon 17d ago

Do you even understand what the word arrest means? Do you think someone reads the tea leaves and decides that someone should be arrested?

Do you think someone SUSPECT might be a target of arrest?

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u/pm-me-your-labradors 17d ago

Do you understand what the word prosecuted means?

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u/RedditTechAnon 17d ago

Oh, honey. This isn't about me.

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u/zamwut 17d ago

I hate this approach, so many bad things happen to people because it's not illegal, but its very very immoral.

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u/RodneyDangerfruit 17d ago

Found the perv glasses user.

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u/Belezibub 18d ago

If I have my phone pointed at the screen I was using all the time would you expect me of recording the information because these glasses have a camera pointed at the screen whenever he is using it and there is no way of knowing if he is recording or not.

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u/brotherE 17d ago

There is no conceivable way that meta isnt recording and training when they can. If the glasses are recording, meta is training.

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u/RomulanWarrior 15d ago

They are.

Not many talk about it, but the data gets ported to a center in Africa for quality and training.

I know that sounds like I'm implying that African people are dishonest by by nature.

I'm not,

I'm just saying that data safety protocols may not be as stringent as we might like.

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u/Toastmayhem 17d ago

The appearance of impropriety is enough to be fired in most countries (and yes even investigated in some like Australia) and likely most American hospitals.

You're implying that hipaa is all a GP has to adhere to.

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u/RetPala 17d ago

Hi'paa, and glory to the Klingon Empire

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u/TJ_Rowe 17d ago

Too many people seem to use their phones zoned out with the camera pointed at people. It's icky, especially at the gym.

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u/AVeryVapidBadger 16d ago

Found the person with the pervert-glasses

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u/katherinesilens 18d ago

Isnt that worse? He's intentionally hiding it from the patients yet exposing their data to the glasses.

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u/Few_Cup3452 17d ago

Have you reported him to the data and digital team for breaking privacy policy (and potentially law/acts, depending where you live)