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The rise of spy glasses - do they worry you?

There was a woman on TikTok absolutely horrified at the fact that in the middle of her waxing appointment she realised her waxer was wearing these rayban meta recording glasses. The waxer claimed they were “switched off” but why on earth would you be wearing them whilst waxing vulvas? Come on.

Heart_Shaped_Pickle in r/TwoXChromosomes

January 11, 2026 at 10:34 p.m.

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Inside the world of men who use smart glasses to secretly film women

So, firstly - fuck Meta. However, VIDEO CAMERA GLASSES are a thing. Not smart/AI/internet glasses. Just video camera glasses. And they're less than $50 on Amazon for a pair of 1080p, or a little more for 4K. Obviously don't be a creep and do shit like what OP's article talks about, but they'd be a h

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Clear_Tangerine5110 in r/technology

January 29, 2026 at 2:36 p.m.

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This App Warns You if Someone Is Wearing Smart Glasses Nearby

“Name Tag,” as the feature is called, would let smart glasses wearers identify people and get information about them from Meta’s AI assistant, the report said. Is there any benign use for such a feature? It's like they're deliberately marketing this thing to stalkers.

pr1aa in r/technology

February 24, 2026 at 6:15 p.m.

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A new report says Meta Ray-Ban smart glasses send ‘sensitive’ videos to human data annotators in Kenya, and that the footage includes sensitive content that is supposed to be excluded.

A new report says that video feeds from Meta Ray-Ban smart glasses are sent for review by human data annotators in Kenya, and that the footage includes sensitive content that is supposed to be excluded. Whistleblowers says that the video seen by third-party contractors used by Meta includes everythi

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InsaneSnow45 in r/privacy

March 3, 2026 at 12:52 p.m.

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Regulator contacts Meta over workers watching intimate AI glasses videos

Meta said subcontracted workers might sometimes review content, including films and images, captured by its AI smart glasses for the purpose of improving the "experience They didn't specify. who's experience is being improved so allow me to explain it for you. It's their experience, Meta doesn't see

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Cute-Beyond-8133 in r/nottheonion

March 4, 2026 at 9:50 p.m.

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Which gadget looked futuristic at launch but became irrelevant fast?

Yet somehow Ray-Ban Meta and Oakley Meta AI glasses are becoming increasingly popular... Ugh!

S-Wind in r/AskReddit

May 25, 2026 at 9:27 p.m.

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AIO: Meta Glasses in the Workplace

NOR There was a newspaper article that meta employs people from Scandinavia to review all footage from meta ai glasses to assess customer experience. It is sub-contracted from meta, so another random company actually views all the footage. This also affects things like the glasses wearer going to th

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Chemical_Ad_1618 in r/AmIOverreacting

March 25, 2026 at 7:50 p.m.

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Spoof Epstein ads go up around London in protest against Meta AI glasses

Spoof advertisements featuring the paedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein wearing Meta’s AI glasses have been installed at bus stops across London in a guerrilla campaign protesting against privacy risks. The activist group Everyone Hates Elon appeared at a bus stop on Carnegie Street with an image of

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Weak-Fly-6540 in r/unitedkingdom

July 27, 2026 at 8:44 a.m.

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I'm tired of customers taking pictures of me

What’s making me nervous is the trend of folks wearing those RayBan Meta Glasses. I’ve seen reels and videos of customers doing things at the register to get a reaction from crew members. The name tags are shown and we see the POV of the customer interaction. The lack of consent and regulation on th

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LastVogueness in r/tjcrew

December 19, 2025 at 3:41 a.m.

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Do you think "AI" glasses will actually take off?

I was curious about the RayBan meta glasses and specifically if there was a way to know if it was recording otherwise it feels like it would be a huge privacy nightmare. Turns out they do have a visible LED when recording. And then I came across a load of reddit posts from people saying I'M DEFINITE

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SomeHSomeE in r/AskUK

June 3, 2025 at 11:10 a.m.

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