Did someone wearing Meta Glasses film you today? Are you sure?
Reports are emerging of people being secretly filmed by others wearing Meta's Ray-Ban smart glasses in private and semi-private settings, including homes, workplaces, and entertainment venues. The glasses record discreetly enough that subjects often have no idea it is happening.
Why this matters: Smart glasses make covert recording nearly invisible. No phone raised, no obvious lens pointed at you. The person across from you could be filming, and you would not know. That changes something real about how people move through shared spaces. Strip clubs, locker rooms, private homes — places where people expect not to be watched — are already showing up in these accounts. Meta sells the glasses. Meta profits when people buy them. That creates a responsibility the company cannot outsource to user guidelines that nobody reads.
Who should care: General readers · Privacy officers · Policy
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