Meta Now Forces AI Data Collection Through Ray-Ban Smart Glasses

Meta has eliminated key privacy protections for Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses users in a policy update that took effect April 29th. The company now permanently enables Meta AI with camera functionality unless “Hey Meta” voice commands are completely disabled, while simultaneously removing users’ ability to opt out of having their voice recordings stored in the cloud.

These recordings are kept for up to a year for Meta’s product development, with the company only deleting accidental voice interactions after 90 days. Users can manually delete individual recordings but cannot prevent the initial collection.