Feature of Smart Glasses
The AI-powered glasses are filled with a range of advanced features that improve user experience. These features include open-ear speakers, a touch panel, camera. The glasses can also play music, click images take videos, and also offer real-time info via the Meta AI assistant. These features give an idea of a future where tech is involved in our daily lives.
Data Privacy and Security: Concerns
Meta makes most of its money from advertising, this raises concerns about how images clicked through glasses will be used by the company. Meta has a history of privacy and data security concerns, users are skeptical about how their data will be used if Mera captures the images without consent.
Another issue adding injury to this concern is Meta smart glasses introducing AI. AI has already caused controversies over its inaccurate information, its easy manipulation, and racial biases.
When users capture images or videos via smart glasses, Meta Cloud processes them with AI. Meta's website says "All photos processed with AI are stored and used to improve Meta products and will be used to train Meta’s AI with help from trained reviewers"
According to Meta, the processing analyses text, objects, and other contents of the image, and any info collected is used under Meta's Privacy Policy. In simple terms, images sent to clouds can be used to train Meta's AI, a potential for misuse.
What do Users Think?
The evolving tech like smart glasses has had a major impact on how we script our lives, but it has also sparked debates around privacy and user surveillance.
For instance, people in Canada can be photographed publically without their consent, but if the purpose is commercial, suitable restrictions are applied to prevent harm or distress.
Meta has released guidelines to encourage users to exercise caution and respect rights of the others while wearing the glasses. The guidelines suggest giving a formal announcement if you want to use the camera for live streaming and turning off the device when entering a private place.
Meta's reliability on user behavior to assure privacy standards is not enough to combat the concerns around surveillance, consent, and data misuse. Meta's history of privacy battles and its data-driven business model raise questions about whether the current measures can uphold privacy in the evolving digital landscape.