Meta makes AI glasses slightly less creepy with limit on nonconsensual recording
Meta fixes AI glasses to stop recording any time users cover up the safety light.
Meta is addressing concerns about the creepiness of its AI glasses by implementing a solution to limit non-consensual recording. Following backlash over the glasses' ability to record without alerting bystanders, the company has closed a loophole that allowed users to cover up an LED light meant to signal recording. Previously, Meta deactivated recording if a user attempted to start video capture after placing a sticker over the light, but people soon discovered a workaround by covering the light after beginning the recording.
In a post on Threads, Meta's executive vice president of wearables, Alex Himel, announced that an update would be released soon. This update ensures that the camera will stop functioning if the light is covered during a recording, allowing the capture LED to reliably alert bystanders when photos or videos are being captured for someone's gallery.
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