{
  "id": 17259,
  "title": "A smart glasses detector is now among the top paid apps on Apple’s App Store",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/07/31/a-smart-glasses-detector-is-now-among-the-top-paid-apps-on-apples-app",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-07-31T19:45:24.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Digital Trends",
    "slug": "digital-trends",
    "url": "https://www.digitaltrends.com/wearables/a-smart-glasses-detector-is-now-one-of-the-app-stores-top-paid-apps/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A new app has surged to the top of Apple's paid app chart, offering a solution to growing concerns about being filmed in public. \"AntiZuck Smart Glasses Scanner\" charges users $2.99 for its service, scanning for Bluetooth signals emitted by various smart glasses like Meta Ray-Bans and Snap Spectacles. The app displays detected devices on a radar-like screen, indicating their proximity and confidence level. Users can remember past sightings, receive location-based notifications, and add frequently encountered devices to a \"familiar\" list to avoid unnecessary alerts. However, the app cannot determine if someone is actively filming or taking photos, only detecting the presence of supported smart glasses. The app's popularity grows as younger generations become more anxious about privacy, with YouGov survey indicating that 54% of Americans find it unacceptable to film or share strangers without consent. Apple's delayed smart glasses, rumored to include health and fitness features, may further exacerbate privacy concerns, driving demand for apps like AntiZuck. Motorola's upcoming Moto Watch Ultra, revealed through leaked renders, sports a more premium design with a stainless steel case and additional features like a rotating crown and side button. Meanwhile, Google is developing its own first-party tracker, the Pixel Tag, potentially filling the gap left by Apple's delayed smart glasses.",
  "summary": "A $2.99 app that scans for nearby smart glasses has become one of the App Store’s top paid downloads amid growing camera anxiety.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "MacRumors",
        "title": "Best Back to School Apple Bargains: MacBook Pro, AirPods, Apple Watch, and AirTag 2",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/07/31/best-back-to-school-apple-bargains-macbook-pro-airpods-apple-watch",
        "published": "2026-07-31T14:10:09.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "9to5Mac",
        "title": "‘Antizuck’ iOS app that claims to detect nearby smart glasses tops App Store chart",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/07/31/antizuck-ios-app-that-claims-to-detect-nearby-smart-glasses-tops-app",
        "published": "2026-07-31T15:28:16.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "AppleInsider",
        "title": "Inside Beats lab: Outside Apple, because AirPods can't do everything well",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/07/31/inside-beats-lab-outside-apple-because-airpods-cant-do-everything-well",
        "published": "2026-07-31T18:36:06.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}