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Norway’s government is proposing a temporary ban on AI-enabled smart glasses in specific public areas to address privacy risks. The measure targets locations where privacy is critical, such as schools, healthcare facilities, and changing rooms, while allowing private use. This move follows global concerns about covert surveillance and precedes potential permanent regulation after a period of public debate.
Mark Zuckerberg stated in an exclusive interview that Meta will intensify efforts to highlight safeguards against secret recording on its AI glasses, responding to public criticism labeling the devices 'pervert glasses.' While the company faces ongoing legal and regulatory scrutiny over privacy, it simultaneously launched new hardware, including the $1,299 Meta VR Glasses and the Muse Charm pendant, at its Connect event.
Meta’s AI-powered smart glasses are being used to secretly film people in public and create “joybait” content, as a viral clip shows a user identifying a shopper with facial recognition to stage a friendly moment—raising concerns about privacy erosion and the monetization of strangers’ goodwill for online engagement.
A US class-action against Meta was amended to add 'bystander' plaintiffs who say the company violated their privacy by data captured with Meta's AI Glasses and used for AI training without consent, including people who never owned the devices. Meta disputes the allegations, saying data may be reviewed to improve products and that they take steps to remove identifying information, while noting the glasses sold over seven million units in 2025.
Meta pushed an update to its AI glasses so recording stops if the LED light is covered, closing a bypass that let users record after covering the light. The move comes as EU privacy regulators probe the device and Germany considers a ban, while a US class-action accuses Meta of misleading privacy claims; Meta meanwhile strains to emphasize privacy in its marketing.
Instagram is enforcing its bullying and harassment rules against videos filmed with Meta's Ray-Ban AI glasses that feature pickup lines and pranks, removing some content while enforcement appears uneven; the move follows Adam Mosseri’s remarks and includes search-term blocks like 'rizz' and 'cold approach', raising questions about how AI moderation will scale for Meta's own devices while other platforms also act.
Meta has patented AI smartglasses that can identify people in a scene, track their actions, and automatically generate highlight clips—potentially showcasing dinners or similar events—highlighting the company’s continued push into facial‑recognition features despite privacy concerns.
At Madrid's Real Cool Festival, Lorde bluntly criticized AI-powered glasses, calling them “not sexy” and telling fans not to buy them, a moment that highlights growing privacy concerns as regulators scrutinize wearable cameras, a recent LED-tamper fix, and plans for so-called 'super-sensing' glasses that could continuously record and capture audio and images.
Lorde slammed the Ray-Ban Meta AI glasses during a Real Cool Festival set in Madrid, telling the crowd to “fuck the glasses” and calling them “not sexy,” a jab that comes as Meta faces renewed scrutiny over its AI wearables and plans for more advanced glasses.
Ninajirachi teams with Kylie Jenner on Meta's branded AI Glasses campaign, using Ninajirachi's track “All I Am” in the spot; the ad has sparked privacy backlash over facial-recognition features and surveillance concerns, drawing criticism from civil-rights groups and fans, while Meta defends the glasses as an everyday AI device and notes they’re manufactured by EssilorLuxottica.
Kylie Jenner is partnering with Meta to release Starfire Kylies, a line of $399 AI-powered smart sunglasses with camera and speaker as part of Meta’s Muse Spark rollout. The glasses can AI‑generate Jenner’s voice to whisper lines like her signature “Rise and Shine” all day, though privacy concerns surround smart glasses and Jenner’s version reportedly does not yet include facial recognition.
Meta unveiled its in-house AI-powered Meta Glasses in three styles (Meta Adventurer, Meta Fury, and Meta Glasses by Kylie) starting at $299, with a Kylie-voiced AI assistant option at $399. The launch expands Meta’s AI eyewear push alongside Ray‑Ban/Oakley lines and leverages its Muse Spark AI within Reality Labs, as competition from Google, Apple, and Samsung intensifies.
Apple, under new CEO John Ternus, is trimming its head-mounted hardware plans, reportedly killing Vision Air and Display glasses and narrowing the roadmap to two remaining glasses: AI glasses due in 2027 and Apple Glass AR by the end of the decade, with a Vision Pro follow-up in testing but described as “on ice.” The shift favors mass-market, AI-enabled wearables over an expensive headset, though WWDC may reveal further direction.
EE has slashed the price of Meta's Ray‑Ban Wayfarer AI Glasses from £299 to £179, making a capable wearable more accessible. The sunglasses-style device includes a 12MP camera, 32GB storage, open-ear speakers, and Meta AI integration via the Meta AI app, with up to 4 hours of use on the glasses and up to 36 hours with the charging case; features like real-time translation are country-limited, and a Meta account is required for full functionality.
A California judge admonished Mark Zuckerberg’s team for wearing Ray-Ban Meta AI glasses with cameras as they entered a Los Angeles courtroom for a landmark trial on social media’s impact on children, ordering them to dispose of any recorded material or face contempt; the judge also required anyone in the courtroom wearing the glasses to remove them, as LA courts generally ban recording and facial recognition is restricted, while the case centers on allegations that platforms contribute to youth addiction and mental health harm.