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Tatiana Sataua

Instagram cracks down on growing ‘pervert glasses’ problem with Meta Ray-Bans

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Some people fear heights. Others fear the dark. Some increasingly fear ending up in a stranger’s Instagram Reel, recorded without their knowledge by a pair of what the internet has taken to calling “pervert glasses.”

These would be the same Ray-Ban Meta glasses that Mark Zuckerberg has spent years pitching as one of AI’s first breakout consumer products. It turns out the glasses can answer questions, translate language, capture photos, livestream hands-free—and record videos surreptitiously.

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