US EditionMeta Sued After Workers Watched Private Moments Recorded on AI Smart Glasses
Plaintiffs claim Meta misled consumers by not revealing human review of sensitive footage, contradicting privacy promises and exposing users to risks, lawsuit seeks damages and injunction.
- On Wednesday, a nationwide class-action complaint was filed in federal court in San Francisco alleging Meta misled users about privacy protections for its Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses and naming plaintiffs Gina Bartone, plaintiff , and Mateo Canu, plaintiff , with Clarkson Law Firm representing them.
- Swedish reporting by Svenska Dagbladet and Göteborgs-Posten found subcontractor employees in Kenya reviewing Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses footage, raising questions if users of the smart glasses were informed.
- Contractors told investigators that they viewed intimate material like bathroom visits and credit card details while labeling footage, though Meta said filtering and blurring tools described in Meta's policies are applied and users' media stays on users' devices unless shared.
- The lawsuit seeks monetary damages and injunctive relief against Meta and EssilorLuxottica, arguing undisclosed human review makes privacy features misleading and exposes users to harms, plaintiffs Gina Bartone and Mateo Canu claim.
- With growing consumer attention, critics and privacy researchers warn that Meta's Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses raise safety and facial-recognition concerns as regulatory scrutiny increases, including an investigation by the UK's Information Commissioner's Office.
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