Security concerns surrounding Meta’s smart glasses just keep piling up. After complaints about nonconsensual video recording, the glasses have now been found to record user audio without consent. “This issue has been resolved. People can manage, review and delete voice logs of their interactions with Meta AI via settings at any time,” a Meta spokesperson said.
https://www.pcmag.com/news/meta-admits-its-smart-glasses-briefly-recorded-audio-without-a-wake-phrase
Snap officially launched its new Specs, lifting the curtain on a surprisingly robust feature set and a high-profile lineup of launch partners. With self-contained processing powering motion tracking, environment scanning, and gesture controls, these might be the most technically ambitious smart glasses on the market—easily outpacing the $799 Meta Ray-Ban Display in pure hardware sophistication. But at $2,195, Snap faces monumental hurdles before its bleeding-edge tech can win over everyday buyers. I’ll give the Specs a rigorous hands-on test once a pair lands in PC Labs. For now, here's a close look at how they work, what they can do, and where they fit in an increasingly chaotic wearable ecosystem.
https://www.pcmag.com/opinions/2195-for-smart-glasses-snaps-new-specs-are-an-engineering-marvelwith-two
Norway’s Tung said there is a “clear trend toward combining artificial intelligence with cameras and microphones built into glasses, headphones, hats and other objects we use in everyday life.” “We must prevent this equipment from being used to monitor other people in public places,” said Tung, who added that this may include banning the use of facial recognition of other people in public places.
https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/02/norway-considers-ban-on-camera-enabled-wearable-pervert-glasses/
A man who is blind said smart glasses have been a "game-changer" in helping him to navigate life. He is a volunteer with sight-loss charity, Suffolk Sight, which recently gave him a demonstration of Meta glasses that can read things like restaurant menus and help track walking routes.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cqjxn4d91peo
A new hobbyist developed app warns if people nearby may be wearing smart glasses, such as Meta’s Ray-Ban glasses, which stalkers and harassers have repeatedly used to film people without their knowledge or consent. The app scans for smart glasses’ distinctive Bluetooth signatures and sends a push alert if it detects a potential pair of glasses in the local area.
https://www.404media.co/this-app-warns-you-if-someone-is-wearing-smart-glasses-nearby/
“Specs are launching at an important time, as artificial intelligence transforms the way that we use our computers,” Snap says. “Instead of an operating system that expects us to do all of the work, Specs feature a first-of-its-kind Intelligence System that uses its understanding of you and your world to help get things done on your behalf while protecting and respecting your privacy.”
https://www.theverge.com/news/869210/snap-specs-smart-ar-glasses-new-subsidiary
It turns out “smart glasses” is out as a term. The term “AI glasses” is in. Kind of. Actually, it seems no one’s fully on the same page. Regardless of definitions, one thing is becoming clear: there’s a fundamental shift happening here.
https://www.theverge.com/gadgets/841536/smart-glasses-ai-glasses-xr-ar-headsets-terminology-wearables