Meta (Gen 1)

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Meta (Gen 1)

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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 10:34 PM

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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 2:36 PM

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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 6:15 PM

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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 12:52 PM

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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 9:50 PM

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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 7:50 PM

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Meta won’t let morality get in the way of a product launch

"The Ray-Ban Meta glasses are sleek, unobtrusive wearables with front-facing cameras and a passthrough display in the right lens that can show maps, texts, social media posts, and more. Name Tag is a new feature that uses facial recognition to identify people you see in real life through the glasses

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OneRougeRogue in r/technology

March 1, 2026 6:27 PM

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The Rise of the Ray-Ban Meta Creep

Zuckerfuck is now "THE Ray-Ban Meta Creep", and then yes we can call everyone who wears them a rayban meta creep.

seanpbnj in r/technology

March 23, 2026 11:23 PM

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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 9:27 PM

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What was your worst impulse buy of 2025?

I've only used a OneBlade for about the last 10 years 🤔 Went a bit mad around my birthday and bought the gen2 RayBan Meta glasses. Complete waste of a large amount of money. Regret.

DigitalPiggie in r/AskUK

January 15, 2026 10:33 AM

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