From smart glasses to AI pins, privacy fears challenge tech's next big bet
Aditya Soni and Kenneth Li
Reuters
Updated
Bang Showbiz - Tech
A newly granted Meta patent describes a hardware-based privacy switch that could physically disable sensors in smart glasses, amid growing concerns over covert filming.
Companies betting AI devices will usher in a post-smartphone era are fueling privacy fears around the globe that could slow adoption of the emerging technology.
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg wears the Meta Ray-Ban Display glasses as he delivers a speech presenting the new line of smart glasses Sept. 17, 2025, during the Meta Connect event at the company's headquarters in Menlo Park, Calif.
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg delivers a speech Sept. 27, 2023, as a pair of Ray-Ban smart glasses appear on screen during the Meta Connect event at the company's headquarters in Menlo Park, Calif.
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg wears the Meta Ray-Ban Display glasses as he delivers a speech presenting the new line of smart glasses Sept. 17, 2025, during the Meta Connect event at the company's headquarters in Menlo Park, Calif.
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg delivers a speech Sept. 27, 2023, as a pair of Ray-Ban smart glasses appear on screen during the Meta Connect event at the company's headquarters in Menlo Park, Calif.
