Smart Glasses Users Were Secretly Recording Others. Meta Says It Found a Fix
The mandatory update blocks photos and videos when the privacy light is tampered with, and Meta says it will remove ads for LED-modification services.
- Meta is rolling out a mandatory software update for Ray-Ban glasses that disables the camera if the system detects the privacy LED has been physically tampered with or destroyed.
- Tech reporter Joanna Stern reported last month on a cottage industry modifying glasses to be LED-free for covert spying, as modders had previously bypassed light sensor safeguards with tape.
- Beyond the update, Meta is removing Marketplace listings and ads for tampering services, vowing to take legal action against businesses advertising such modifications amid intense public backlash.
- New York State will begin banning camera glasses from all courtrooms later this month, following similar moves in Philadelphia courts and restrictions on cruise lines.
- Meta VP of wearables Alex Himel acknowledged the company was aware of increasing misuse alongside wider adoption, positioning the update as industry leadership in bystander privacy.
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