Meta Bricks Thousands of Smart Glasses by Blocking Tampered Recording Light

Meta says it has bricked thousands of its smart glasses by disabling the camera when the LED recording light is blocked, a response to tampering that allowed covert filming; with the update, the camera won’t start if the light is covered, effectively turning the glasses into Bluetooth headphones for those users. Meta notes that less than 0.1% of users have been caught altering the system—putting the number of suspect users in the thousands—while the exact count isn’t disclosed. Public backlash includes clubs banning the device, highlighting ongoing privacy concerns around wearable AR tech.