Can Meta see your private life through its Ray-Ban smart glasses? What to know

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• Meta workers reportedly viewed sensitive Ray-Ban glasses videos.
  
• Videos included undressing and going to the bathroom.
  
• Often, wearers didn't know the glasses were recording.
  

Many Meta Ray-Ban users wear their smart glasses everywhere. They enjoy having AI at their beck and call, getting notifications without pulling out a phone, and recording whatever they see. However, they might not imagine someone else watching the videos captured by these smart glasses, including videos they've accidentally recorded; videos, for example, that contain private bank information or someone undressing.

Meta contractors in Nairobi, Kenya, had access to sensitive and private videos that were recorded with Meta smart glasses around the world, according to a recent investigation. The videos included footage of people going to the bathroom, undressing, viewing sensitive financial information, and engaging in intimate ...