Meta confirms smart glasses were recording without being activated

Re:Meta confirms smart glasses were recording without being ... by spacecadet404 on Friday October 16, 2026 @07:58PM (#50126382)

> ...videos recorded by Meta smart glasses were being sent to offshore Meta workers in Kenya for data labeling used to train AI models. These videos included disturbing clips and intimate moments including bathroom footage of users who likely did not realize that their recordings were being viewed by third-parties.

Meta can't resist an opportunity to spy on its users

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Re:Meta confirms smart glasses were recording without being ... by aeve890 on Saturday October 17, 2026 @09:16AM (#50130909)

>Meta can't resist an opportunity to spy on its user

People put meta cameras on their faces and go to the bathroom without take them out. Are they children? Are they poor souls without agency on their own? Are they retarded? By now everyone know what Meta does, if you choose to use their products and being spied on, it's on you.

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Re:Meta confirms smart glasses were recording without being ... by halJordan on Saturday October 17, 2026 @06:00PM (#50135559)

I don't really get why it's a free pass for you though. Some things should go without saying. Like being able to expose yourself in the most private area of your home for one of the more vulnerable moments you have. Why is "meta don't do this" such a non starter when it's this egregious?

You just shouldn't have to defend yourself to this level in a civilized country.

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Re:Meta confirms smart glasses were recording without being ... by aeve890 on Saturday October 17, 2026 @06:20PM (#50135706)

>I don't really get why it's a free pass for you though

It doesn't. But I can't for the life of me understand why people keeps trusting Meta, why they keep making Zuckerberg rich and more powerful. He's been doing this for almost 20 years already, nobody can say they didn't know what Meta does. Ok, I get that they couldn't give a shit about privacy, but the consequences of a more invasive and powerful Meta are suffered by the entire world. To me that's stupid, selfish, shortsighted. It's like if you keep going to a restaurant where they served you a literal turd once, then claim it was an oopsie and just keep doing it. Sure in a civilized country they would be out of business and thrown in jail, but still... why the fuck should you keep going there?!!

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Re:Meta confirms smart glasses were recording without being ... by halJordan on Sunday October 18, 2026 @06:04PM (#50145961)

If that's the case then you need to get out of your own head. Your paradigm is the only thing keeping you from understanding

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Re:Meta confirms smart glasses were recording without being ... by amazingman on Sunday October 18, 2026 @12:27AM (#50137923)

>People put meta cameras on their faces and go to the bathroom without take them out. Are they children?

None of your business. Nor Meta's.

>Are they poor souls without agency on their own?

None of your business. Nor Meta's.

>Are they retarded?

None of your business. Nor Meta's.

>By now everyone know what Meta does, if you choose to use their products and being spied on, it's on you.

Everyone on HN perhaps. If you think that of the general public, you vastly overestimate the average human.

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