Meta Will Store All Your Recordings From Ray Ban Smart Glasses For AI Training
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Meta Ray Ban smart glasses are popular for their features but the new rules can make it the worst nightmare for its users.
Meta smart glasses have been popular across markets which has compelled the company to bring it to more countries like India later this year. However, the Ray Ban smart glasses now have a big privacy issue because of the recent changes made by Meta in its rules.
These new policies have a direct impact on the smart glasses consumers, and how they interact using these wearables for voice and camera. The new rules are clearly highlighted by Meta in a detailed post which came into effect from late April 2025.
Meta Ray Ban Glasses Privacy Rules Change: What It Says
Meta is making sure that it can access the recordings of all the Ray Ban smart glasses users by default.
The feature is available in the settings so you can manually ensure that Meta does not have access to the local files, which then stops the platform from getting hold of your conversations done through the smart glasses using the Hey Meta wake word.
Meta does assure if it identifies any recording that was mistakenly activated, it will delete those records within 90 days of detection.
The company is going to use the voice data to train its system and make its products better for everyone. The ability to delete the recording will come in handy but Meta warns that if you remove the data the whole history of that conversation will be deleted. Which is similar to clearing your web browser cache rather than having them available in the feed when needed.
The company is going to get these recordings reviewed by a team of trained people who will be doing this under strict privacy rules. Meta also claims it changes the pitch of your voice records to keep them secure.
Smart Glasses, The New Privacy Nightmare?
Over the years we have been worried about the privacy aspect of smart speakers, smart TVs and even smartphones. Now you can surely add smart glasses to that list, and Meta clearly needs to rework its policies, especially in Europe where it could face heavy scrutiny about using data from the users for its training purpose.
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May 02, 2025, 12:19 IST
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