Meta addresses ‘pervert glasses’ reputation with a privacy fix and a new marketing campaign

<figure> <img alt="" data-caption="" data-portal-copyright="Photo: Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge" data-has-syndication-rights="1" src="https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/07/268640_RayBan_Meta_Gen2_AKrales_0059.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;crop=0,0,100,100" /> <figcaption> </figcaption> </figure> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">Meta is updating its AI-powered smart glasses to close a loophole that allowed wearers to keep recording after covering the front-facing LED. Alex Himel, Meta's vice president of augmented reality, <a href="https://www.threads.com/@ahimel/post/DcjTatTGyn-">writes in a post on Threads</a> that "the camera will now stop working if the light is covered during a recording."</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">The company's line of smart glasses already disables their built-in cameras if someone covers the LED capture light, which blinks to alert others that you're recording or taking a picture. However, some wearers found that they can bypass these restrictions by covering the LED light <em>after</em> they started recording. This latest fix comes a l …</p> <p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/tech/985851/meta-privacy-loophole-fix-marketing-campaign">Read the full story at The Verge.</a></p>