I didn’t even know Facebook was making smart glasses!
The social media company teamed up with Ray-Ban to produce a pair of smart glasses that can easily connect with Facebook’s products and services. While that seems promising for Facebook’s customers, the actual product has run into some issues with the European Union already. Yikes.
Garante, an Italian consumer privacy watchdog group, and Ireland’s Data Protection Commission (DPC) have questioned the design’s LED lights that let others know a user is taking pictures or filming them. According to the DPC, “With the glasses, there is a very small indicator light that comes on when recording is occurring. It has not been demonstrated to the DPC and Garante that comprehensive testing in the field was done by Facebook or Ray-Ban to ensure the indicator LED light is an effective means of giving notice.”
Image credit: Ray-Ban