Meta · Mark Zuckerberg · Google · Apple · BBC Technology
Smart glasses are 'an invasion of privacy' - Meta's are selling better than ever
Compiled by KHAO Editorial — aggregated from 1 source. See llms.txt for citation guidance.
◌ Single Source
Issues with a new wave of "smart glasses" seem to be piling up.
Key facts
- In December a man posted a video complaining that a woman he'd been recording on the New York City Subway broke his Meta glasses
- Meta's glasses are currently the most popular on the market, estimated to make up more than 80% of all AI or smart glasses sales, as the company was the first major tech player to launch such
- Tracy Clayton, a Meta spokesman, told the BBC that people should behave responsibly with any technology
- Should AI or smart glasses products from more companies end up selling as well as Meta's version, researchers expect as many as 100 million people will buy a pair in the next few years
Summary
Yet some of the biggest technology companies in the world are poised to sell many millions of pairs in the coming years. Women leaving the beach, going into a shop, or simply standing outside are now being approached by men usually wearing Meta's Ray-Bans, the company's "smart" or "AI" glasses, often to film the women's responses to casual questions or pick-up lines without their knowledge or consent. The women only find out about the videos of them after they gain traction, and often abuse, online. Meta's glasses are currently the most popular on the market, estimated to make up more than 80% of all AI or smart glasses sales, as the company was the first major tech player to launch such a product in recent years.