Meta Glasses Now Permanently Disable Cameras When LED Is Compromised
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Meta has updated its Ray‑Ban Meta Glasses to disable the camera if the LED indicator is tampered with; destroying the LED bricks the camera, while simply covering it does not permanently stop recording. Although enforcement appears rare, millions of glasses were sold in 2025, so thousands could be affected. Meta frames the update as a privacy-forward safeguard amid ongoing attempts to bypass the LED alert.
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