Meta Disables Thousands of Cameras in Smart Glasses
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- Meta plans to deactivate thousands of cameras in its smart glasses through a software update.
- The move follows allegations that the glasses enabled surveillance and targeted harassment, including harassment of women.
- Privacy advocates and surveillance researchers have described the allegations as serious.
Meta is taking an emergency measure against its smart glasses, disabling thousands of cameras after allegations that users exploited them for surveillance and harassment.
The company will deactivate suspected cameras through an update. The allegations also involve manipulated recording LEDs, which are intended to signal when the glasses are filming.
A recent study showed that the cameras had already been deliberately used to harass women. Privacy advocates and surveillance researchers have emphasized the seriousness of the accusations.
Meta Glasses are already on sale in Austria, where the concerns have added to scrutiny of the technology and its potential use in public spaces.
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Originally published by Der Standard in German. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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