Meta Smart Glasses Creeps Now Have One Less Way to Be Creepy
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Tightening privacy constraints on smart glasses shows that social acceptability, not just hardware, will gate mainstream AR. Builders in wearables and ambient capture should assume more explicit cues, consent mechanisms, and software limits will be required to avoid regulatory and reputational blowback.
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