Meta Updates Smart Glasses to Address Privacy Concerns

<figure> <img alt="" src="https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/07/268640_RayBan_Meta_Gen2_AKrales_0059.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0,0,100,100" /> <figcaption> </figcaption> </figure> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">Meta is updating its AI-powered smart glasses to close a loophole that allowed wearers to continue recording after covering the front-facing LED. Alex Himel, Meta's vice president of augmented reality, stated in a post on Threads that "the camera will now stop working if the light is covered during a recording." </p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">The company's line of smart glasses already disables their built-in cameras if someone covers the LED capture light, which blinks to alert others that recording or taking a picture is occurring. However, some wearers found that they could bypass these restrictions by covering the LED light after starting the recording. This latest fix addresses that issue.</p> <p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/tech/985851/meta-privacy-loophole-fix-marketing-campaign">Read the full story at The Verge.</a></p>