Smart glasses can eavesdrop! User conversations were recorded and turned into verbatim transcripts. Meta recognized the package.

Ray-Ban Meta was revealed to be stealing recordings himself. (Photo/Reuters)

Can smart glasses eavesdrop? Meta's Ray-Ban smart glasses have recently been exposed to privacy controversies. In addition to the much-discussed issue of misuse of recordings, some users have recently discovered that their daily conversations were recorded without authorization even though Meta smart glasses were not activated, which is shocking. What’s even more surprising is that Meta also confirmed that an exception did occur and said that the problem has been fixed.

Smart glasses actually steal recordings by themselves

A user of Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses posted on Reddit that he accidentally discovered that his smart glasses were secretly recording themselves, because he saw his chat content in the Meta AI App, and it was saved as a recording file and text transcript, but he clearly did not activate the device, and even though he tried to turn off the "Respond without saying Hey Meta" setting, it did not solve the problem. What’s even more outrageous is that the three pairs of smart glasses he owns, covering second- and third-generation models, all have the same problem. He suspects that it may be related to the latest firmware update.

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After the relevant posts were exposed, other Ray-Ban Meta users also left messages saying that they had encountered similar situations, including not calling Meta AI, but the indicator light on the inside of the glasses suddenly turned on. Although it seems to have only happened to a few users so far, there is no evidence that it is a widespread disaster, which still makes many people worry about the privacy and security of smart glasses again.

Meta confirmed exception has been fixed

In response to this incident, Meta told foreign media that the problem has been resolved, and emphasized that users can view, manage or delete voice records left when interacting with Meta AI at any time through settings.

Meta’s response is indirect confirmation that unexpected recording abnormalities have indeed occurred in smart glasses. However, the official did not further explain the cause of the problem, nor did it explain the scope of the impact. For users who are worried about privacy leaks, it may still be difficult to completely rest assured.

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