Meta updates AI glasses to disable camera if recording LED is covered or tampered

Last week, Meta announced it will disable the camera on its smart glasses if it detects a user concealing the LED recording light -- in what was a clear response to criticism of the wearable tech. [Read More]

Meta is updating its smart glasses to shut off the camera if the recording light has been physically tampered with or destroyed. The change, announced in a 7 July blog post, closes a loophole that let modders turn the glasses into covert recorders. A white LED lights up whenever the glasses capture photos or video, signalling […] This story continues at The Next Web

Meta's smart glasses feature a capture LED on the side of the frame that blinks whenever the camera is recording, helping alert people nearby. However, some users have raised concerns that the small indicator is easy to miss. In response, Meta has introduced new privacy-focused safeguards for its latest smart glasses that prevent recording if the capture LED has been tampered with. The feature is currently available on Meta's second-generation smart glasses and newer models, and will roll out to all of the company's smart glasses. The feature can automatically detect if the...

Meta explained that if wearers of its AI glasses tried to tamper with the light indicator that shows the wearer is taking pictures or recording videos, the device camera would be disabled

Meta, in a new blog post, confirmed that users who attempt to cover the white light that blinks while the AI glasses are recording will find their camera disabled. Beginning with the second generation of glasses, the camera is automatically disabled if Meta detects that the capture LED has been blocked. The update follows widespread privacy concerns surrounding the use of smart glasses in public spaces. Meta assured that it is working to remove ads, posts, and Marketplace listings that advertise tampering services.

Meta is rolling out an update that will disable the camera on its smart glasses if the device detects that someone has tampered with or destroyed the privacy LED. "The update is meant to address modders who have taken actions such as physically drilling into the LED light," reports The Verge. "Meta has previously tried to discourage tampering with the LED light. For example, starting with its second generation glasses, blocking the light with tape or other objects will trigger a prompt asking users to uncover the recording light. However, many modders have found various workarounds for that particular measure." Read more of this story at Slashdot.

Meta's aware that its camera glasses are making people worried. A new update aims to prevent tampering with the recording light. But even more is needed.

The mandatory software update goes further than Meta's previous safeguard, which only blocked the camera when the LED was covered

Meta's smart glasses shouldn't be able to quietly record you anymore.

Meta Glasses had previously drawn controversy due to reports of users harrassing women by using the devices to film them.

Meta is rolling out a mandatory update that disables the camera if the privacy light on its smart glasses is tampered with.

Meta is listening to the criticism of its smart glasses and says it will disable the camera if the user attempts to conceal the blinking LED light that indicates the device is recording. [Read More]

In a win for user privacy, Meta says it will detect when its smart glasses have tampered LEDs and disable the camera.

Meta answers people's privacy concerns about its smart glasses in an FAQ.

Smart glasses with a camera are inherently a privacy nightmare, but Meta’s Ray-Ban glasses (and now its self-branded ones) have a privacy light to indicate when that camera is active. To thwart those who try to get around that indicator, Meta’s smart glasses will now disable the camera entirely if the privacy light is destroyed or tampered with.

Meta is rolling out an update, starting with its second-generation smart glasses, that will disable the camera capture system if the LED light is covered or physically tampered with.

Amid public backlash over its smart glasses, Meta announced that it will be updating its glasses with a new feature that will disable the camera when it detects that someone has tampered with or destroyed the glasses' privacy LED light. The update is meant to address modders who have taken actions such as physically drilling […]