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Watch Out, Meta. I Tried Alibaba's Qwen Smart Glasses and They're Mega Impressive

  • Svenska Dagbladet and Göteborgs‑Posten report that contractors in Nairobi reviewed footage from Ray‑Ban Meta smart glasses, including private moments like people undressing and using the bathroom.
  • Since April 2025, Meta's cloud storage policy stores recordings by default, and Meta's Terms of Service allow review of content shared with the Meta AI assistant, contractors said.
  • Workers said anonymization does not always work, and contractors described seeing bank card details, filmed sex scenes, and footage captured after wearers set glasses down.
  • The class‑action plaintiffs allege Meta's inadequate guardrails, and the U.K. Information Commissioner's Office has written to Meta seeking compliance information.
  • Industry observers point to on‑device AI as a privacy option that could undercut Meta's cloud‑first approach, amid over seven million Ray‑Ban Meta units sold in 2025.
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AI assistants are trained with the videos of the smart Ray-Bans. The material is seen by digital workers in East Africa. The protection mechanisms fail

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