Is Snap Inc. Building a Wearable Face Recognition Device for the NSA?

Is Snap Inc. Building a Wearable Face Recognition Device for the NSA?

Last week, Evan Spiegel of Snap Inc. unveiled his first hardware product Spectacles to a few journalists. Wall Street Journal author Seth Stevenson recalls how Spiegel invited him into “a small conference room” where he “draped a towel over a mysterious object sitting on a table” calling Spiegel “eager to the point of jitters”. Perhaps…

Snapchat’s New Video-Recording ‘Spectacles’ Raise Spying Concerns

Snapchat’s New Video-Recording ‘Spectacles’ Raise Spying Concerns

Snapchat’s new video specs are going like hotcakes, showing promising signs it won’t be another Google Glass-like disappointment. Yet, amid the Spectacles hype, privacy breach concerns seem to be underestimated. It has been a full week since Snapchat-maker Snap, Inc. started selling its brand new $129 Spectacles from a vending machine – Snapbots – in…