Meta expected to show camerafree smart glasses at Connect as privacy backlash grows
News Source : The Next Web
News Summary
- Meta is expected to unveil a new pair of smart glasses without a camera on Wednesday.
- The move comes amid growing concern about devices that can record people without their consent.
- Sales of the glasses Meta co-developed with EssilorLuxottica rose to more than 7 million last year.
- Several UK restaurants, pubs, and theatres restrict the glasses, and New York has barred them from its courtrooms..
- Analysts also expect a new camera-equipped Ray-Ban model and a thinner augmented-reality pair, reportedly codenamed Phoenix.
Meta built its smart glasses business on a camera. At its Connect conference on Wednesday, it is expected to show a pair without one.
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