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Hamish Hector

Meta just fixed a privacy vulnerability with its Ray-Ban smart glasses, but could cameraless designs be the better future?

RayBan Meta Smart Glasses.
  • A new update is coming to Meta's smart glasses
  • It should stop modders from disabling the light that lets people know you're using the camera
  • Meta is also targeting modders on and off its platform

Last month we shared details of reports that Meta glasses were being modded to bypass privacy protections and turn them into secret spy glasses. Now Meta has revealed it will update the glasses’ software to detect whether its light has been tampered with (or destroyed) to prevent recording.

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