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Lawsuit: Meta glasses shared intimate images without consent
The gist
More than 70 people sued Meta, claiming its smart glasses shared intimate footage for human review.
The proposed class action tests how far existing recording laws reach into AI wearables.
How it unfolded
- 2024Two Harvard students used Meta's Ray-Ban smart glasses, the facial-recognition search engine PimEyes and public databases to identify strangers in public and retrieve personal information, in some cases confirming it in conversation without telling the subjects how they had been identified.
- 2025EssilorLuxottica, Meta's manufacturing partner, reported selling more than 7 million pairs of Meta smart glasses in 2025, after smart glasses sales nearly tripled year over year.
- Feb 13, 2026Meta was reported to be exploring adding facial recognition to its smart glasses, with internal memos obtained by the New York Times suggesting the company knew the features would be controversial and acknowledging safety and privacy risks.