Meta's glasses will turn off the camera if you tamper with the privacy light

[Brajeshwar]

https://www.theverge.com/gadgets/962514/meta-privacy-light-tampering-smart-glasses-update

[m348e912]

https://archive.is/8C6vM

Article without paywall.

Seems like the next evolution of a cat-and-mouse game between Meta and the modders. How long before the new tamper protection is defeated?

[WarmWash → m348e912]

The ultimate solution is a custom LED design with an embedded auth chip, along with a custom photodiode also with an auth chip.

[ChrisArchitect]

Source: https://about.fb.com/news/2026/07/metas-ai-glasses-your-ques...

[Frieren]

Solved! Now Meta is a pro-privacy company. /s

It is 10 years too late to trust Meta on anything.

[hoppp → Frieren]

But buying the same kind of glasses from an independent manufacturer is good, right?

I mean these do look sweet: https://brilliant.xyz/products/halo