Meta's new patent introduces a 'hardware lock' feature for smart glasses, aiming to address privacy concerns by restricting unauthorized camera and microphone usage.

The move follows growing scrutiny of smart glasses over their recording capabilities, with courts in England and Wales this month prohibiting Meta smart glasses because of…

As Patentlyze reports, the company filed a patent earlier this year for a “hardware privacy mute circuit” for “consumer devices, such as augmented reality devices,” like Meta’s…