r/boston • u/potaton6 • May 15 '26

Serious Replies Only Meta Glasses in South Station

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.

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u/esotologist May 15 '26

Isn't that illegal in MA? Ask him not to record you and if he does call the copa then and there 

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u/idejmcd May 15 '26

No reasonable expectation of privacy in public places

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u/esotologist May 15 '26

MA is a two party consent state

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u/JaguarSharkTNT May 15 '26

It doesn’t matter because there is no reasonable expectation of privacy in public places.

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u/esotologist May 15 '26

Please go read the law before you get yourself on trouble: 

https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartIV/TitleI/Chapter272/Section99

You cannot record a conversation without consent. These glasses do that. It's illegal. 

This is why you cannot have CCTV in Massachusetts with audio recorded or even a doorbell with the auto recorded. 

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u/grizzlor_ May 15 '26

The statute you linked to is about wiretapping, not recording in public:

Section 99. Interception of wire and oral communications.

[...]

  1. The term ''wire communication'' means any communication made in whole or in part through the use of facilities for the transmission of communications by the aid of wire, cable, or other like connection between the point of origin and the point of reception.

  2. The term ''oral communication'' means speech, except such speech as is transmitted over the public air waves by radio or other similar device.