Meta makes AI glasses slightly less creepy with limit on nonconsensual recording

Meta is updating its AI glasses to stop recording if users cover the LED light that alerts bystanders to recording, closing a loophole where users could cover the light after starting to record. The company faces backlash over nonconsensual recordings, with privacy regulators in the European Union investigating whether the safety light was properly tested to alert the public, and some countries considering bans based on privacy concerns. A class action lawsuit in the US alleges Meta falsely marketed the glasses as privacy-protective while human reviewers in Kenya watch all captured footage, including intimate moments, to train AI systems, without the knowledge of people being recorded. The core issue is that people near the glasses may be recorded and have their data reviewed without their consent, despite Meta's advertising claims about privacy protections.