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Meta debuts camera-free smart glasses amid privacy fears

The camera-less AI glasses follow local and international concerns about wearers misusing wearable devices to film bystanders without their consent.
23 September 2026, United States, Menlo Park: Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of the Facebook parent company Meta, showcased a new pair of VR glasses at the Meta Connect developer conference that is set to hit the market next spring. The Meta VR Glasses are lighter and more compact than current devices. Source: Andrej Sokolow/dpa/Sipa USA

Meta has unveiled a camera-less version of its smart glasses, following local and international concerns about wearers misusing those devices to film bystanders without their consent.

Speaking at the Meta Connect event in Menlo Park, California, CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Thursday said the company will roll out wearable devices with the same microphone, speaker, and AI capabilities as its prior models – only without built-in cameras.

Zuckerberg presented the new glasses as a way to interact with Muse, its new AI agent capable of responding to verbal commands.

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