Meta expected to show camerafree smart glasses at Connect as privacy backlash grows

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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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