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Meta is updating its AI-powered smart glasses to close a loophole that allowed w

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19 Oct
Meta has been steadfast in its push for gadgets that put microphones and cameras in people’s homes and on their faces, while battling fears that the devices could be used for nonconsensual recordings:

Meta has been steadfast in its push for gadgets that put microphones and cameras in people’s homes and on their faces, while battling fears that the devices could be used for

OPINION · WHAT · Ars TechnicaOPEN STORY
27 Aug
Meta is fixing a workaround that allowed smart glasses wearers to covertly record others. www.theverge.com/tech/985851/...

Meta is fixing a workaround that allowed smart glasses wearers to covertly record others. www.theverge.com/tech/985851/...

OPINION · WHAT · The VergeOPEN STORY
8 Jul
Meta says it's improving the ability of its smart glasses to detect if the privacy LED has been tampered with and disable the camera, via a mandatory firmware update.

Meta says it's improving the ability of its smart glasses to detect if the privacy LED has been tampered with and disable the camera, via a mandatory firmware update. Details

OPINION · WHO · UploadVROPEN STORY
16 Sept
Meta Reportedly Building Smart Glasses without Cameras Following Public Backlash

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REPORT · WHAT · Road to VROPEN STORY
9 Jul
Meta is still internally debating how to handle the privacy LED on its upcoming glasses with always-on AI, The Financial Times reports:

Meta is still internally debating how to handle the privacy LED on its upcoming glasses with always-on AI, The Financial Times reports:

OPINION · HOW · UploadVROPEN STORY
23 Sept
Meta expected to unveil smart glasses without camera as privacy concerns grow reut.rs/47dmy8p

Meta expected to unveil smart glasses without camera as privacy concerns grow reut.rs/47dmy8p

OPINION · WHAT · ReutersOPEN STORY
14 Jun
The code WIRED identified is gone from the latest version of Meta AI, the companion app for the company’s smart glasses. Meta won’t say why or whether it’s coming back.

The code WIRED identified is gone from the latest version of Meta AI, the companion app for the company’s smart glasses. Meta won’t say why or whether it’s coming back.

OPINION · WHAT · WiredOPEN STORY
20 Oct
Meta says it’s fixed Ray-Ban smart glasses’ unprompted eavesdropping

Owners reported unexpected recordings of private conversations, but Meta hasn’t explained what went wrong or what happened to the audio.

REPORT · WHO · Malwarebytes LabsOPEN STORY
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