Meta makes AI glasses slightly less creepy with limit on nonconsensual recording
Summary
Meta is updating its AI smart glasses to prevent users from hiding the recording light that warns people when the glasses are filming. The new update will stop the camera if the light is covered during recording, aiming to protect bystanders’ privacy. Privacy officials in the European Union are investigating the glasses, and a lawsuit is underway in the US over privacy concerns.Key Facts
- Meta’s AI glasses have a recording light (LED) that signals when video is being captured.
- Previously, users could cover the light after starting to record, avoiding detection.
- Meta’s update now stops recording if the light is covered during filming.
- Only a few users try to bypass this safety feature, according to Meta’s executive.
- EU regulators are probing privacy problems with the glasses and may regulate or ban them.
- Germany is considering banning the glasses following a legal complaint alleging privacy law violations.
- The European Data Protection Board will report later this summer on privacy rules for these devices.
- A class action lawsuit in the US claims Meta misled consumers about the privacy protections of the glasses.
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