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What's glowware?
When you describe something as "glowing", you are implying some sort of government or law enforcement interference. It was coined on 4chan's /g/ board and spread by /pol/ (as they often do) while they were in their infatuation phase with TempleOS creator Terry Davis, who was quoted as saying "The CIA n*****s glow in the dark, you can see them if you're driving. You just run them over, that's what you do".
I’ve heard of ghostsocks but not glowware.