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Meta Smart Glasses on Dates Spark Privacy Backlash
Original: ‘I Felt Super Violated’: Men Wearing Meta Glasses on Dates Is an Instant Red Flag
Women are sharing accounts of being covertly filmed by men wearing Meta smart glasses on dates, with one saying she 'felt super violated' after discovering she had been recorded. The stories have fuelled debate over dating etiquette and the growing reach of surveillance technology in everyday social settings, with many calling the practice an instant red flag and renewed calls for clearer norms around wearable cameras.
Why now: Rising anxieties about covert recording are colliding with the mainstream adoption of Meta's camera-equipped smart glasses.
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Evidence
- ‘I Felt Super Violated’: Men Wearing Meta Glasses on Dates Is an Instant Red Flag · WIRED
As anxieties over surveillance tech grow, unsuspecting singles are sharing stories of being covertly filmed on dates by Meta smart glasses.
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