Meta admits smart glasses were recording conversations without the wake word
Resident-Fall4351 · reddit · 2026-10-20
Per TechSpot, Meta acknowledged its smart glasses recorded conversations even without the wake phrase, explaining it as making wake-word detection smoother. The admission raises sharp questions about always-on microphones on wearable devices — users generally assume listening starts only after "Hey Meta." Recording policies on body-worn AI hardware are becoming a trust bottleneck for the category.
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