Barely a day has passed since Meta secretly noted that some people were abusing Meta’s Ray-Ban camera feature, and rumors are now gathering about the way Meta is ignoring all the security and privacy issues that arise from secret camera recording using smart glasses.
It’s reportedly testing a feature called ‘super sensing’, which will disable all LED recording lights, and let the camera and microphone record footage of your day. all the time.
Super sensing, super invasive
The ‘super sensing’ feature is being tested using prototypes, according to the Financial Times, but if approved, it could be shipped to existing Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses via a software update.
The idea is that the photography, video, and audio recording features of the glasses can capture your day and everything that happens around you, then use AI to catalog it, making it possible to search for your “memories” in real-time.
This is already a privacy red flag, and is made worse by suggestions that there will be no LED indicator lights that come on when the smart glasses are taking photos, or recording video or audio.
LED indicator repair
The report comes soon after Meta issued a software update for its smart glasses, where any attempt to destroy or disable the recording LED indicator will stop the camera from functioning.
It also increased moderation on its platform for tools and services that claim to disable LEDs, making it impossible for people to know whether they are being recorded by someone wearing Ray-Ban Meta.
This is a small step towards improving safety and privacy, but it remains a serious concern, and threatens to ruin one of the Ray-Ban Meta’s most enjoyable features for those who don’t abuse it.
Life logging is back
Meta’s ‘super sensing’ feature puts AI on the life-logging trend, which it has repeatedly tried to take off, but failed due to not only privacy concerns, but also a general lack of interest in the space.
Recently, the MemoMind One smart glasses came with an AI-powered memory function, where the glasses listen to your daily activities and create a summary, including highlights and a wish list of things you want to do.
The MemoMind One smart glasses don’t have a camera, and rely solely on audio capture.
Meta’s ‘super sensing’ feature is not official, and the company will likely continue to test new features that are never released to the public.
Considering the backlash the company and its Ray-Ban Meta cameras are already experiencing, this seems like another thing that should be put in the ‘bad idea’ folder.
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