Meta Smart Glasses Surveillance Concerns
French and U.S. authorities investigate potential misuse of Meta's smart glasses for covert recording of individuals.
January 2025
Meta sold seven million pairs of smart spectacles in 2025
Meta sold seven million pairs of its smart spectacles in 2025. These smart spectacles were developed in partnership with the Ray-Ban maker EssilorLuxottica.
Source ↗Meta sells seven million pairs of smart glasses
Meta sold seven million pairs of its smart spectacles in 2025. These glasses were developed in partnership with EssilorLuxottica.
Source ↗January 2026
NYPD Counterterrorism Unit Warned About Meta Ray-Ban Glasses
The New York Police Department’s counterterrorism unit issued a memo warning officers about a security and counterintelligence threat posed by Ray-Ban glasses from Meta. The memo directed officers to conduct thorough inspections of all eyewear permitted within inmate cells.
Source ↗NYPD Counterterrorism Unit Issues Memo on Meta Glasses Threat
The New York Police Department’s counterterrorism unit sent a memo warning police officers about Ray-Ban Meta glasses. The unit identified the glasses as a potential "security and counterintelligence" threat.
Source ↗NYPD Directives for Inspectin Eyewear in Inmate Cells
The memo directed officers to conduct thorough inspections of all eyewear permitted within inmate cells. It cautioned that arrested individuals could use the glasses to record inside police facilities.
Source ↗NYPD Directed Inspections of Eyewear in Inmate Cells
The memo directed officers to conduct thorough inspections of all eyewear permitted within inmate cells. This directive was issued due to concerns that arrested individuals could use the glasses to record inside police facilities.
Source ↗September 2026
e-Enfance association sounds alarm over recorded videos
The e-Enfance association, which operates the national hotline for victims of online abuse, sounded an alarm earlier this month regarding videos recorded with camera-equipped glasses and shared online.
Source ↗Paris prosecutors open probes into non-consensual filming with smart glasses
Paris prosecutors opened several probes after receiving complaints concerning women filmed on the street without their consent using smart glasses. French law stipulates that such offenses are punishable by up to two years in prison and a 45,000-euro fine.
Source ↗French prosecutors open probes into smart glasses filming
Paris prosecutors opened several probes after receiving complaints regarding women filmed on the street without consent using smart glasses. The Paris public prosecutor's office stated it received complaints relating to privacy violations.
Source ↗French cybercrime division tests smart glasses
The Paris public prosecutor's office's cybercrime division tested smart glasses in September. This testing was conducted to identify the commission of other cybercrime-related offenses.
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