Smart glasses allow anyone to track and record the world around them. That could put your data and the privacy of those nearby at risk.
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Smashing Security podcast #466: Meta sees everything, Copy Fail, and a deepfake gets hired
Meta’s smart glasses promise privacy “designed for you” – but everything they record was being beamed off to workers in Nairobi to label by hand. When those workers blew the whistle, Meta sacked all 1,108 of them. Meanwhile, the IT press is in a frenzy over a new Linux bug called “Copy Fail” – complete…
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Face value: What it takes to fool facial recognition
ESET’s Jake Moore used smart glasses, deepfakes and face swaps to ‘hack’ widely-used facial recognition systems – and he’ll demo it all at RSAC 2026
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Android app uses Bluetooth signals to detect nearby smart glasses
Smart glasses with built-in cameras are showing up in more public spaces, and a growing number of people want a way to know when one is nearby. An Android app called Nearby Glasses, developed by Yves Jeanrenaud, attempts to fill that gap by scanning Bluetooth Low Energy traffic for manufacturer identifiers associated with known smart…
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With attention shifting to AI smart glasses, VR faces another reality check
As tech vendors shift their attention to AI-enabled smart glasses, the momentum behind virtual reality (VR) headsets appears to slowing once again. It’s not the first time the technology has seen expectations outstrip real-world demand. An initial wave of interest in the early 1990s generated predictions of mainstream adoption, before fading as the decade progressed. …