Ray-Ban Meta Glasses Privacy Update: What You Need to Know

Meta has rolled out a significant privacy policy update for its Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses, granting the company broader access to user data for AI training purposes. According to reports, the tech giant notified owners via email that AI features will now be enabled by default, allowing Meta to analyze photos and videos captured by the glasses.

“Voice transcripts and recordings can be stored for up to one year to help improve Meta’s products,” states the company’s privacy notice. While the glasses don’t record continuously, they store voice interactions triggered by the wake word “Hey Meta.” Users who wish to prevent Meta from using their voice data must manually delete recordings via the companion app.

This move mirrors Amazon’s recent policy shift for Echo devices, where voice commands are now processed in the cloud rather than locally. Both companies are leveraging user-generated data to refine their generative AI models, improving capabilities like accent recognition and speech processing. However, this comes at the cost of user privacy, as personal content—such as photos of loved ones—could end up in Meta’s training datasets.

Meta’s approach isn’t entirely new; the company already trains its Llama AI models on public posts from Facebook and Instagram. For Ray-Ban Meta users, the key takeaway is to review and adjust privacy settings to maintain control over their data.