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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Privacy Concerns: secret recording technology prompts meta glasses anti-tampering update
(KTAL/KMSS) – As video-capturing technologies advance and privacy concerns grow, Meta shares answers on how Meta glasses work and the efforts they have implemented to ensure both users and those around the user are comfortable. Meta glasses is a Ray-Ban partnership that enables wearers to capture video content but hands-free, the device can record the [...]
Meta makes a major adjustment to prevent misuse of the recording on its Ray-Ban glasses
Meta just fixed a privacy vulnerability with its Ray-Ban smart glasses, but could cameraless designs be the better future?
A new update is coming to Meta's smart glassesIt should stop modders from disabling the light that lets people know you're using the cameraMeta is also targeting modders on and off its platformLast month we shared details of reports that Meta glasses were being modded to bypass privacy protections and turn them into secret spy glasses. Now Meta has revealed it will update the glasses’ software to detect whether its light has been tampered with (…
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