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Meta Closes Privacy Loophole That Let Users Record With Their Smart Glasses' Light Hidden
Meta has rolled out a software update for its Ray-Ban Meta, Oakley Meta, and Meta AI glasses that immediately stops recording if the camera's indicator light is covered mid-video, closing a loophole that had circulated widely online.
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Meta's smart glasses are designed to only start recording video if the small LED indicator light is visible, a safeguard meant to let bystanders know when they are being filmed. But users discovered they could sidestep the protection by starting a recording first and covering the light afterward, since the check only ran at the moment recording began.
The workaround spread widely enough that tutorials explaining it circulated online, prompting Meta to issue a fix. A software update rolled out on August 27 now cuts the camera off instantly if the indicator light is blocked at any point during recording, not just at the start.
It is the second privacy-related update to the glasses in under two months; Meta previously said it would disable the cameras entirely if it detected the recording light had been physically damaged or removed. The glasses, sold under the Ray-Ban Meta, Oakley Meta, and Meta AI product lines, have faced repeated scrutiny over how easily bystanders can be recorded without their knowledge.
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