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Meta’s glasses will turn off the camera if you tamper with the privacy light
ThinkingNews Desk · how this was written
Meta is developing smart glasses that continuously record, but the company will add a feature that disables the camera whenever the privacy-LED light is tampered with. This update will cause the camera to shut off automatically if the recording indicator is altered, providing a safeguard against unauthorized use.
Written from all 4 reports below, not from any single one.
How it was reported
- The Verge·Meta’s glasses will turn off the camera if you tamper with the privacy light
- TechMeme·Meta announces that it will be updating its glasses with a new feature that disables the camera if someone tampers with the glasses' privacy LED light (Victoria Song/The Verge)
- Engadget·Meta says it will disable the camera on its glasses if you tamper with the recording LED
- The Next Web·Smart glasses are having a privacy reckoning, and Meta is caught in the middle
- The Verge·Meta is reportedly working on smart glasses that would be recording all the time
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