Meta’s glasses now stop recording if you cover the LED
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Meta has updated its AI glasses so that they cease recording when the LED light is covered. The change removes a loophole that previously allowed users to record without others noticing. This feature applies to all current models and is part of Meta’s ongoing privacy improvements.
Written from all 3 reports below, not from any single one.
How it was reported
- Engadget·Meta is closing a loophole that allowed people to record with their smart glasses' light covered
Meta will release a software update that stops recording if the glasses’ LED indicator is covered, closing a loophole where users could start a video and then hide the light. The change follows a prior update that disabled cameras when the LED is damaged, and accompanies an education campaign with billboards and online resources.
- Ars Technica·Meta makes AI glasses slightly less creepy with limit on nonconsensual recording
Meta will release a software update that disables its AI glasses’ camera whenever the recording-indicator LED is covered, preventing users from hiding ongoing video capture. The change closes a loophole that let users start recording, then obscure the light, which had led to widespread non-consensual recordings.
- The Next Web·Meta’s glasses now stop recording if you cover the LED
Meta has updated its smart-glasses firmware so the camera automatically shuts off when the recording LED is covered, after a previous fix that disabled recording if the LED was removed from the frame. The company is running an ad campaign to teach bystanders the LED’s meaning, while European regulators continue to argue that the light alone does not satisfy consent requirements under GDPR.
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