Meta's Always-On Smart Glasses Push Privacy Into New Territory

Meta is building glasses that continuously record the world around the wearer, betting that always-on sensors paired with AI will become the next computing interface—following the smartphone era. This move directly challenges existing consent norms around visual recording in public spaces and puts Meta in direct competition with Rayban, Apple Vision Pro, and emerging startups. Unlike those competitors, Meta's model centers on persistent data collection rather than occasional capture.