Smart glasses ick people out for various reasons, and many have to do with cameras. In response to that ever-growing aversion, companies that make face computers with cameras on them have extended some small but helpful olive branches to people worried about privacy.
For example, there’s the standardization of LED indicators that light up when wearers of smart glasses are recording or kits that block cameras for occasions where they shouldn’t be allowed. Some companies are excluding cameras altogether in their hardware, opting instead for displays, voice assistants, and speakers. In Meta’s case, though, things may be swinging toward the polar opposite end of the spectrum. According to the Financial Times, Meta is testing prototype smart glasses that record literally everything, all the time. The so-called “super-sensing” glasses would reportedly capture photos “every few seconds,” according to sources familiar with the matter who spoke to the Financial Times. The idea here is that Meta’s AI glasses could act as a kind of always-on assistant and even remember things about your day like where you left your keys or specific things you said. © Raymond Wong / Gizmodo At the risk of stating the obvious, that would be a pretty significant escalation in how Meta’s smart glasses currently work. Right now, in order to record your surroundings, you have to activate your glasses with your voice or the capture button on the glasses. Once you’re taking a picture or a video, an LED indicator lights up on the front of the glasses to show the world that your camera is on.
