A $60 Mod to Meta’s Ray-Bans Disables Its Privacy-Protecting Recording Light

A Quick $60 Dollar Mod Will Let Creeps Evade Meta Ray-Bans' Privacy Protections

Creeps of the world, rejoice.

A $60 solution to RayBan Meta's .02 cent problem

Meta blew millions designing a privacy indicator for its AI-powered glasses, and the internet immediately invented a cheaper way to ignore it. A new $60 "upgrade" promises to end the bright recording light on Ray-Ban Meta glasses, but a 2-cent office-supply sticker achieves the same effect. — Read the rest The post A $60 solution to RayBan Meta's .02 cent problem appeared first on Boing Boing.

A $60 Mod to Meta’s Ray-Bans Disables Its Privacy-Protecting Recording Light

The sound of power tools screech in what looks like a workshop with aluminum bubble wrap insulation plastered on the walls and ceiling. A shirtless man picks up a can of compressed air from the workbench and sprays it. He’s tinkering with a pair of Meta Ray-Ban smart glasses. At one point he squints at a piece of paper, as if he is reading a set of instructions. Meta’s Ray-Ban glasses are the tech giant’s main attempt at bringing augmented reali…