--- title: Meta patches Ray-Ban glasses spy-cam privacy loophole description: Meta is rolling out a software update to its Ray-Ban, Oakley, and own-brand smart glasses that disables the camera if the recording LED is physically tampered... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/meta-patches-ray-ban-glasses-spy-cam-privacy-loophole-kiqikxbad twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Meta patches Ray-Ban glasses spy-cam privacy loophole | daily.dev og:description: Meta is rolling out a software update to its Ray-Ban, Oakley, and own-brand smart glasses that disables the camera if the recording LED is physically tampered... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/meta-patches-ray-ban-glasses-spy-cam-privacy-loophole-kiqikxbad og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/kiQIkxbaD.png og:image:alt: Meta patches Ray-Ban glasses spy-cam privacy loophole og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Meta patches Ray-Ban glasses spy-cam privacy loophole **[The Next Web](https://daily.dev/sources/tnw)** · 3 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Meta is rolling out a software update to its Ray-Ban, Oakley, and own-brand smart glasses that disables the camera if the recording LED is physically tampered with or destroyed. This closes a loophole exploited by modders who drilled out the LED to enable covert recording. Meta is also removing mod-service listings, banning accounts, and considering legal action. Critics note the fix doesn't address the fundamental privacy concern of camera-equipped wearables. Meanwhile, cameraless rival Even Realities raised $150m at a $1bn valuation, offering glasses that project information without any camera, though reviewers find them more limited in capability. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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