10/03/2024
The Dark Side of Meta’s Ray-Ban Glasses.
Who else would do anything to snag a pair of Meta’s Ray-Ban smart glasses? If that’s you, hold up—there’s something you need to know.
It turns out that using Meta’s AI features with these glasses means any photos or videos you share could be used to train their AI. Yeah, you read that correctly.
Meta's policy guy, Emil Vazquez, confirmed that in the U.S. and Canada, your cute selfies, closet tours, random lunch pics—or worse, shots of your family—could be used to feed Meta's ever-expanding AI empire.
And it’s all tucked away in the fine print of their Privacy Policy (you know, the one no one actually reads).
Initially, when asked how they train their AI and whether your Ray-Ban footages are involved, Meta was silent—like crickets silent.
But now that they’ve finally responded – it’s… well, not exactly reassuring and creepier than we thought.
And here’s the kicker: there’s pretty much no way to opt out!
If you want to keep your photos and videos out of Meta’s AI training camp, your best bet is to avoid using the AI features entirely. A real downer, right?
What makes this scarier is Meta’s recent rollout of new AI features that make it easier to interact with the glasses.
There’s even a live video analysis feature that constantly feeds images into Meta’s AI. So, while you're going about your day, Meta’s AI is digesting all that data.
And don’t forget—Meta recently had to pay a whopping $1.4 billion to Texas over a facial recognition lawsuit.
So yeah, they've got a bit of a track record with privacy issues.
Oh, and if you like to chat while wearing the glasses, you should know that Meta also stores transcripts of your conversations by default. (Yeah, the Ray-Bans listen, too.)
You can opt-out if you want to, but it’s up to you to find that setting.
At the end of the day, Meta’s AI-powered Ray-Ban glasses might be pushing the future of smart eyewear, but they’re also a bit of a privacy minefield.
Sure, you’ll look cool and futuristic, but Meta’s AI will be learning a lot more about you than you bargained for.
And it won’t just collect your data; it’ll also gather way more than you think and use it for purposes you’ll probably never find out about.
You should definitely read the full article—it’s packed with info you’ll want to know!
SOURCE: The Automated
We recently asked Meta if it trains AI on photos and videos that users take on the Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses. The company originally didn't have much to