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Regulator contacts Meta over workers watching intimate AI glasses videos
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Regulators have reached out to Meta regarding its AI-enabled smart glasses after it was revealed that subcontracted workers in Kenya review footage captured by the devices, including intimate content such as nudity and sexual activity. The practice has sparked privacy concerns and led to a lawsuit alleging that Meta’s marketing promised users control over sharing such footage.
Written from all 3 reports below, not from any single one.
How it was reported
- Hacker News·Regulator contacts Meta over workers watching intimate AI glasses videos
- The Verge·Meta’s AI glasses reportedly send sensitive footage to human reviewers in Kenya
- TechCrunch·Meta sued over AI smart glasses’ privacy concerns, after workers reviewed nudity, sex, and other footage
Meta's AI smart glasses have raised privacy concerns. Subcontractors review footage from customers' glasses, including nudity and sex. Meta's marketing materials had promised user control over sharing footage.
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