The internet is calling them 'pervert glasses.' Here's what Meta's smart glasses can actually do

Meta says the recording light on its glasses cannot be turned off. A cybersecurity researcher says it takes a worryingly simple modification

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The only sign that a pair of Meta glasses is recording you is a small white light on the frame, and it can be defeated.

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Men are using the camera glasses to film women who do not know it is happening, and not only on the street. It is happening in gyms, in bathrooms and in change rooms. The footage lands on Instagram and TikTok, where the women in it are identified and mocked in the comments.

For these reasons, news outlets such as The Guardian, Wired and Vox, among countless others, have dubbed them “pervert glasses,” a term that also found its way into a recent Jimmy Kimmel monologue and skit.

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