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  "id": 9523277,
  "title": "Meta unveils camera-free AI glasses amid privacy pushback",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/meta-unveils-camera-free-ai-glasses-amid-privacy-pushback-9523277",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-09-24T08:40:41.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "url": "https://punchng.com/meta-unveils-camera-free-ai-glasses-amid-privacy-pushback/"
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  "summary": "Meta has unveiled new wearables, including camera-free AI glasses, in response to global privacy concerns. The audio-only glasses will be available on October 13 and start at $349. They were announced at Meta's annual Connect conference at its Menlo Park headquarters, along with a new personal artificial intelligence assistant called Muse.\n\nThe new glasses are part of Meta's effort to address concerns about privacy and the filming of women and girls without their consent. Critics have dubbed smart glasses with cameras \"pervert glasses.\" According to RTE News, Meta's CEO Mark Zuckerberg said that \"there are almost 2 billion people in the world who wear glasses today... and we think that in the coming years, most of these are going to get upgraded to AI glasses.\"\n\nThe audio-only versions will complement the release of dozens of new smart glasses models that keep the photo and video filming option. Meta's vice president of AI product, Vishal Shah, emphasized the importance of building in privacy features, such as a recording indicator light.",
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        "title": "Meta launches camera-free AI glasses amid privacy pushback",
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        "outlet": "RTE News",
        "title": "Meta launches camera-free AI glasses amid concerns",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/meta-launches-camera-free-ai-glasses-amid-concerns",
        "published": "2026-09-24T06:43:05.000Z"
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/meta-unveils-camera-free-ai-glasses-amid-privacy-pushback",
        "published": "2026-09-24T08:12:41.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Hacker News",
        "title": "Meta takes down a critical video about meta AI Glasses after filming at Meta",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/meta-takes-down-a-critical-video-about-meta-ai-glasses-after-filming",
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