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Meta Glasses Make Privacy A Bystander Problem
Meta's smart glasses shift privacy violation from opt-in to ambient capture — the person filmed never agreed to be in the transaction.
Consent Without a Party to Give It
The structural failure of every proposed fix — indicator lights, notification sounds, privacy zones — is that they address the wearer's experience rather than the bystander's. Meta's privacy policies, even when explained directly, leave the hardest question unanswered: what right does someone have over data they never knew was being collected? The glasses are stylish and prescription-compatible enough for all-day wear, which means the capture is no longer a conspicuous act — it is ambient. The bystander problem does not have a technical solution within the current product design, and Meta is not designing around it.