Meta addresses ‘pervert glasses’ reputation with a privacy fix and a new marketing campaign

The VergeAugust 27, 2026en

Meta is updating its AI-powered smart glasses to close a loophole that allowed wearers to keep recording after covering the front-facing LED. Alex Himel, Meta's vice president of augmented reality, writes in a post on Threads that "the camera will now stop working if the light is covered during a recording." The company's line of […]

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