Overview
- Meta began pushing a mandatory update this week that detects physical damage or tampering to the glasses’ white capture LED and disables the camera until the light is restored.
- The change extends an earlier safeguard that blocked recording when the LED was merely covered and applies to second‑generation Ray‑Ban Meta and the new Meta Glasses lines immediately, with broader rollouts promised.
- Meta said it is removing ads, posts and Marketplace listings that advertise LED‑disabling services, banning accounts tied to those services, and may pursue legal action against businesses or individuals who alter devices.
- Privacy advocates and reporters warn the patch does not eliminate risk because devices kept offline or unupdated can remain exploitable and hardware workarounds may still be developed.
- The update arrives as separate reports that Meta has tested prototype always‑on “super‑sensing” glasses and used contractor review of footage keep regulators and lawmakers focused on how image data is stored and used.