Meta’s smart glasses are earning a reputation for being a privacy nightmare—to put it mildly. While the company is taking steps to make it harder to record people without their knowledge, it’s still not possible to prevent being recorded. So, what can you do if you think someone is using their glasses to record you without your consent?
Meta Ray-Ban (Gen 2) Wayfarer smart AI glasses $379.00 at Amazon Learn More Learn More $379.00 at AmazonIn the United States, a reasonable expectation of privacy is a legal principle that can help determine whether you have a right not to be recorded (in other jurisdictions, this concept may have a different name or criteria). The classic example of this would be standing outside on the street, but pointing a camera inside a person’s window. Even though the person recording outside is technically “in public,” the subject being recorded has a reasonable expectation that being inside their home entitles them to privacy—yes, even if the window is open.
Within places that have a reasonable expectation of privacy, some places in the U.S. require that both parties to a conversation consent to it being recorded, while others require only one party to consent. The key here is that in all cases, the person recording must be a participant in the conversation. A third party listening in by pointing a camera or a microphone at you never has a right to record you in a place where you can reasonably expect privacy.
Just because you have a legal right to privacy doesn’t mean you can prevent someone from recording you, but it can put you in a better position to have footage of you taken down or taking legal action against it in the future. And if you control the space where someone is recording you—say, inside your own home—you can always have them removed.
Appeal to private authorities
In public-accessible spaces, your best bet is likely to find whoever owns or manages the space you’re in. You might not have the ability to stop someone from recording you inside a Starbucks, but the manager can kick them out if they’re causing a problem. Some places and organizations have started banning the use of recording-capable glasses altogether—so it's worth familiarizing yourself with the policies of the local businesses where you hang out.
More tips to prevent being recorded
Getting someone to stop recording or observing you entirely is the ideal, but if that’s not an option, you might have to resort to some more creative solutions. Including, but not limited to the following:
Watch for signs of tampering on the notification LED. Meta’s smart glasses are supposed to have an LED that alerts people around the user that a recording is in progress. A recent update is supposed to ensure that recording will cease if the LED is covered, but it’s still possible to tamper with the glasses to prevent this. It’s not great if someone is recording you without your permission, but if you see someone who appears to have visibly modified their smart glasses to prevent people from noticing the recording, then it’s extra important to take action.
This isn’t really how those platforms often work. Content can get taken down due to a copyright claim, but just as often it can either get demonetized or simply muted. And in those cases, the copyright system isn’t really going to help you. Playing music to drown out a conversation might not hurt, but it’s better to rely on your own privacy complaints to take down videos, rather than hoping Disney will save you.
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