Meta patches smart glasses loophole that let users secretly record after covering LED

Meta is updating its Ray-Ban smart glasses with a privacy fix that stops the camera from functioning if the LED indicator light is covered mid-recording. Previously, the glasses would disable recording if the light was covered before starting, but users discovered they could bypass this by covering the LED after recording had already begun. The patch was announced by Meta's VP of Augmented Reality, Alex Himel, in a post on Threads. The update addresses growing privacy concerns that had earned the glasses a negative reputation among critics. The fix is part of a broader effort by Meta to improve public trust in its wearable camera technology.