Overview
- Citing a Financial Times report published Thursday, multiple outlets say Meta is testing a prototype called “Super Sensing” that would continuously record ambient audio and take frequent still images for later querying by the wearer.
- Sources report Meta is exploring extracting and uploading metadata from those captures instead of storing raw files, and that the company discussed using the extracted information to train AI models.
- Internal discussion reportedly considered not activating the glasses’ visible recording LED in the new mode, which would make sensing hard for bystanders to notice and raise questions about meaningful notice and consent.
- European authorities including France’s CNIL and the European Data Protection Board have moved to formal scrutiny and lawmakers and activists have intensified protests and calls for clarity under GDPR rules.
- Meta declined to confirm internal prototypes and pointed to its Aria research when asked, while analysts warn the feature could be delivered by a software update to current Ray‑Ban or Meta Glasses hardware, widening the potential reach.