Is That Guy Filming You With His Glasses? Here's How to Tell
CNET • • business
Key Points:
- Meta Ray-Bans are $300 smart glasses resembling chunky Ray-Ban Wayfarers, equipped with a hidden camera and an LED indicator light that turns on when recording, raising privacy concerns among the public.
- Smart glasses are increasingly common, with Meta selling 7 million pairs in 2025, and some users exploiting the technology to secretly record strangers, often targeting vulnerable groups like homeless people, service workers, and women.
- Privacy issues may worsen if facial recognition features are added to smart glasses, as reportedly planned by Meta, enabling covert surveillance at protests or in private public spaces.
- Identifying smart glasses involves looking for thick frames, a camera lens on the upper corner, and an LED light indicator, but these cues can
