Meta reveals camera-free version of ‘pervert glasses’ after backlash

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Meta is launching smart glasses without the cameras (Picture: REUTERS) Meta first unveiled its smart glasses in 2023, an AI-powered collaboration with Ray-Ban that turned out to be hugely controversial.

CEO Mark Zuckerberg was hoping to achieve 'personal superintelligence', instead, the innovation was labelled 'pervert glasses'.

There have been reports of the fashion statement being used to secretly film strangers, raising questions of harassment, particularly for women and girls.

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Meta is launching smart glasses without the cameras (Picture: REUTERS) Meta first unveiled its smart glasses in 2023, an AI-powered collaboration with Ray-Ban that turned out to be hugely controversial. CEO Mark Zuckerberg was hoping to achieve 'personal superintelligence', instead, the innovation was labelled 'pervert glasses'. There have been reports of the fashion statement being used to secretly film strangers, raising questions of harassment, particularly for women and girls.

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Wetherspoons, some major theatres, Comic-Con, some schools and Faslane – the UK's nuclear submarine base – have all banned usage.
Meta has now confirmed that they will be releasing camera-free versions, called Ray-Ban Meta Audio.
These will have all the audio abilities of the original glasses, including making calls and p...

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