The Technical Loophole in Meta’s Anti‑Creep Update Meta’s second‑generation Ray‑Ban smart glasses ship with a bright LED that flashes whenever the built‑in camera is active. The visual cue is meant to satisfy privacy‑by‑design regulations in many jurisdictions and to give bystanders a clear indication that they are being recorded. In a recent mandatory software update, Meta added a hard‑stop: if the LED is physically damaged—scratched, removed, or broken—the firmware will permanently disable the camera. The logic is simple: a broken indicator suggests tampering, so the device should no longer ...
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