They look like normal glasses, but there is a minuscule camera that is capturing what is in the eyes of the beholder – and transferring it directly onto social media.
A German NGO has launched legal action against Meta on Saturday (8 August), as well as several optical retail chains selling Meta’s smart glasses, for alleged interference with privacy rights.
Digital rights non-profit HateAid has filed a criminal complaint calling for a sales ban on Meta’s Ray-Bans glasses in Germany for covert filming and eavesdropping, despite being indistinguishable from standard specs.
Meta’s glasses also have a running Meta app that can collect own videos to train its AI.
Nicknamed ‘pervert glasses,’ Meta and its partner EssilorLuxottica, RayBan’s mother brand, expanded its line again in June, with celebrity partnerships and three new Meta glasses frames starting at $299 (€259).
