Meta disables cameras on thousands of tampered smart glasses
The company is putting up billboards to raise awareness about when its smart glasses are in record mode.
Meta has disabled the camera capabilities for thousands of its smart glasses after discovering that some users had tampered with the LED light indicating when the device's camera is active. This follows reports that some wearers were recording people without consent or harassing them for content. Meta estimated that less than one percent of all sold glasses were tampered with, with around 7 million units sold in 2025, making the number of offenders likely in the thousands.
The disabled cameras leave offenders with Bluetooth headphones. Meta is also raising public awareness about identifying potential recorders and plans to donate 130,000 glasses to legally blind US veterans. While the company acknowledges the privacy risks, it remains cautious about implementing features like facial recognition.
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