Meta expected to unveil smart glasses without camera as privacy concerns grow
- Meta introduced camera-free Ray-Ban Meta Audio smart glasses priced at $349, supporting calls, music, podcasts, and Meta’s Muse AI assistant.
- The glasses’ microphones activate after a verbal prompt or button press, though audio collection continues to raise privacy concerns.
- Meta also unveiled third-generation camera-equipped glasses, a lighter virtual-reality device, and the handheld Meta Charm.
- Meta faces a proposed California class-action lawsuit alleging that it misled users about privacy protections, allegations the company contests.
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