A close-up of the Ray-Ban Meta Wayfarer (Gen 2) smart glasses in Shiny Black is displayed at the Meta booth in Hall 4, showcasing the fusion of iconic eyewear and multimodal artificial intelligence during the Mobile World Congress. The device is equi …
AUSTIN, Texas - Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has launched an investigation into Meta's Meta AI Glasses for possibly collecting and sharing Texans' personal data.
Paxton claims, that even though the glasses are "designed for privacy," that a Meta subcontractor in Kenya can access users' private information.
Data annotators at subcontractor Sama have claimed to access video of private moments such as bathroom visits, according to a release. The employees claim that faces in the data are automatically blurred, but one employee said that is not always the case.
What they're saying:
"I will continue to relentlessly stand up to any company that threatens the privacy and safety of Texans," Paxton said. "Meta’s glasses raise serious concerns, and my office will thoroughly investigate these devices to ensure that no individual is being unlawfully recorded, tracked, or subjected to the unauthorized collection of their data."
Meta Glasses are smart glasses with cameras, speakers and other communication devices allowing the wearer to capture and share audio and video. Meta's privacy policy states the glasses have an "always enabled" mode that lets the glasses constantly process video data to use with Meta AI products.
While the glasses have an indicator when they are recording, that indicator is not active during "always enabled" mode, Paxton said.
The Source: Information in this article comes from a release by the Texas Attorney General's Office.