Overview
- Wehkamp removed all Ray‑Ban Meta smart glasses from its webshop on October 1, citing consumer privacy and safety concerns.
- Hans Anders followed on October 2 and suspended sales in stores and online while it waits to see how the debate and rules develop.
- The Consumentenbond found the small front LED meant to signal recording is not reliably visible and can be obscured, and it has given Meta two weeks to change the device or face legal action.
- The Dutch data protection authority said filming people with the glasses is in most cases illegal and has urged hospitals, courts, and other sensitive places to bar the devices.
- Retailers that have not pulled the product say they are monitoring developments, and the cabinet is holding off on a national ban while awaiting further legal and European guidance that could determine whether sales resume.