SAN JOSE (California): Tech giant Meta has announced updates to its artificial intelligence-powered glasses following reports that users were filming people without their consent, CBS reported.
The glasses feature an LED light that signals when recording has started. Meta said it recently disabled the cameras if the light is physically tampered with.
Previously, the recording function was locked when the light was blocked before filming began. Now, recording is also disabled if a user starts filming and subsequently covers the light, according to Meta.
Earlier, online news platform Futurism reported that an ongoing class-action lawsuit against Meta accused the company of misrepresenting its privacy practices regarding its AI glasses.
The lawsuit was filed in March after a joint investigation by two Swedish newspapers alleged that Meta had stored content captured by its AI glasses and sent it to human reviewers to train AI models.
Meta has said it sold more than seven million pairs of its smart glasses in 2025.
CBS News reported in August that a woman who was unknowingly filmed by a man wearing the glasses later discovered a video of herself on social media. She said she was unaware she was being recorded and had never given permission.
Semafor reported that Meta is also rolling out a social media and billboard campaign aimed at increasing public awareness about how people can identify when someone is recording with the glasses.
Meta is taking other steps to address privacy concerns, including removing online posts that provide instructions or services for tampering with the glasses.
The company is also removing thousands of harassing posts related to pickup-artist and prank content, while blocking search terms and hashtags associated with violating content.