Eyeglasses leaking info when video conferencing?

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  1. FanJ

    FanJ Updates Team

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    Can reflections in eyeglasses actually leak info from Zoom calls? Here's a study into it - 17 Sept 2022
    https://www.theregister.com/2022/09/17/glasses_reflections_zoom/

    Read there more.

    See also:

    Private Eye: On the Limits of Textual Screen Peeking via Eyeglass Reflections in Video Conferencing
    https://arxiv.org/abs/2205.03971
     
  2. FanJ

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    My English is failing me now:
    Are eyeglasses spectacles (the one you have on your nose) or are eyeglasses lenses (the ones you wear on your eyes)?
     
  3. imdb

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    eyeglasses=spectacles
    lenses= a pair of lenses (glass or plastic) set in a frame
    contacts=contact lenses
     
  4. FanJ

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    Thank you!

    Do I understand it right that eyeglasses (spectacles) and lenses (a pair of lenses (glass or plastic) set in a frame) are the same?
     
  5. imdb

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    you're welcome.
    now that i read the full article, i can say that in the article's context, lenses means simply a pair of glass or plastic lenses. here's an image of a pair of lenses:
    https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0260/5816/2253/products/revant-prescription-lenses-primary-square-crystal-clear-ar_e2aa1feb-030a-46f4-bfeb-66faaa16881b.jpg
     
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  6. xxJackxx

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    Reflections can be seen in Windows and other monitors as well. I think the idea of video calling is way overrated.
     
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