Why Meta disabled the cameras on thousands of its smart glasses

Devious glasses owners were disabling the glasses’ tiny recording light; they did so by drilling it out or covering it up so that when they snapped a photo or recorded a video, no one could tell. — AFP

Meta’s push into the smart wearable tech world seemed to be going so well. Though the tech giant hasn’t disclosed sales details, analysts conclude that the company has sold millions of smart glasses since their 2021 release – over seven million last year, alone.

But in recent months, the company has faced a public backlash against its AI-powered wearable devices, threatening Meta’s entire endeavour. This happened for two reasons: Meta’s privacy policy came under question, and a number of creeps hit the headlines because they used the built-in cameras to record unsuspecting victims.

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一些狡猾的眼镜用户会禁用眼镜上的微型录像灯；他们通过钻孔或遮盖的方式禁用它，这样当他们拍照或录像时，就没人能察觉到。——法新社

Meta进军智能可穿戴技术领域的步伐似乎非常顺利。尽管这家科技巨头尚未公布具体的销售数据，但分析师推断，自2021年推出智能眼镜以来，该公司已售出数百万副——仅去年一年就超过700万副。

但近几个月来，该公司因其人工智能可穿戴设备而遭到公众强烈反对，这威胁到了Meta的整个发展。造成这种情况的原因有两个：一是Meta的隐私政策受到质疑；二是一些不法分子利用设备内置摄像头偷拍毫无防备的受害者，此事一度成为新闻头条。

随着隐私问题引发的强烈反弹，HTC将智能眼镜引入美国市场。

Meta Glasses在遮挡拍摄灯的情况下无法录制视频。评论家对此并不信服。

由于担心盗版，英国“许多”电影院禁止使用Meta眼镜。

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