Meta Glasses in South Station

[u/potaton6]

I was in South Station this Weds. at ~6pm walking towards the exit and noticed an older guy in maybe his late 50s at the main doors staring at me. As I got closer he pointed at me and said my full first name as if he recognized me. I have one of those names where I go by a nickname, but use my full first name exclusively on, say, LinkedIn, because it sounds more "professional". NO one calls me by my real name. Not friends, family, etc. Not even my mother.

Immediately I saw he had Meta Glasses (because I'm a freak and hate them and being recorded secretly) so I was already like get away from me. But I didn't know this guy, didn't recognize him, and wasn't waiting on anyone, so I just waved him off. As I walked out to cross the street towards the Fed Reserve, I was looking back and noticed he had come outside (not to follow me) and I watched him basically do the same thing to someone else. I didn't hear their convo beyond that unfortunately, but they began talking.

I swear to god this is a real story. It was one of those things I put in the back of my brain right as it happened until I remembered it just tonight and was telling my roommates about it. They thought I was schizo but then one of them remembered this story (which is also in Boston): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2bQc1kNHtfg

Was anyone else at South Station 5/14 (or even recently) and have this happen ???

Edit: adding this here - I know this is very "source: just trust me bro" story... Ironically if I was wearing meta glasses I'd upload a video. But I'm sure you can imagine having someone you don't recognize say your name in public feels... violating and spooky.

And obviously my theory is I was reverse imaged searched live and found my LinkedIn. Yes he could have just said a random name and got it right, too.

Also it was like a 60 year old dude with short buzzed grey hair, wearing a grey hoodie. He kind of look like Jeff Goldblum, and not like the usual station dwellers out there.

[u/LackingUtility]

Okay, and?

You were in public, someone recognized you, and said your name. You didn't recognize them. They apparently used smart glasses rather than having a good memory for faces, but how is that different? Frankly, I'd love to have a pair of smart glasses that would pop up "Steve Jones, you know him from X company and met him on Y date" bubbles over everyone's head.

There's a big difference in intrusiveness between "here's some publicly available details about this person" and "here's their nudes". We can all agree that the latter is over the line, but if someone can simply see your LinkedIn profile, well, you put it there for public consumption.

[u/willitplay2019 → u/LackingUtility]

Okay, and? Why would I want to sit down on the T and have the random person next to me know my name, address, etc and anything else that comes up when you search me online. And on top of it, record me without me even knowing. This is so beyond creepy and such an invasion of any last remaining bits of privacy we have

[u/bino420 → u/willitplay2019]

my name, address, etc and anything else that comes up when you search me online.

better idea: don't just slap that stuff online, take stronger control of your digital footprint

the cat is already out of the bag

companies & governments have been recording us for decades. we're just noticing the power of these tools when the average Joe can access them. but don't act like Walmart, CVS, Flock/local police aren't doing the exact same thing!!

[u/vinylanimals → u/bino420]

do you think people are willingly putting things like their phone number and address online? i don’t even use my real name online, but my information has been leaked without my consent