# Meta Glasses Protest **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [July 15, 2026, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meta-glasses-protest/1031687 "2026-07-15T16:38:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2026, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meta-glasses-protest/1031687/1 "2026-07-15T16:38:25Z")
I must be one of those people “living under a rock” the articles speak about, because I haven’t seen any of the influencer Kylie Jenner ads for the Meta eyeglasses. But they’ve got people so stirred up, it has caused them to be unbelievably clever in their protests: > **[Meta Glasses Protest Ad](https://www.huffpost.com/entry/meta-glasses-protest-ad_n_6a568877e4b0d75ea1c263ff)** > > Check out this protest against Meta's creepy AI glasses! > **['Literally NO ONE Asked For This': Kylie Jenner In Hot Water Over Creepy Meta...](https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/celebrity/articles/kylie-jenners-dystopian-meta-glasses-212640044.html)** > > “Billionaires could fund cures for cancer,” the activist group, Everyone Hates Elon, said. “So why are they funding glasses for perverts instead?” I mean, using imagery from the John Carpenter film **They Live** , and doing it with lenticular displays so that they recall the images from that film is really clever. It also assumes everyone is at least as nerdy as you are, and gets the point. But this does seem to be a quiet, creeping invasion > **[ACLU and 75 Organizations Sound Alarm on Meta’s Plan to Add Facial...](https://www.aclu.org/press-releases/aclu-and-75-organizations-sound-alarm-on-metas-plans-to-add-facial-recognition-technology-to-ray-ban-and-oakley-eyeglasses)** > > Open letter signed by scores of nonprofits warns that the glasses pose an unacceptable threat to our right to privacy and must be cancelled ---
**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2026, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meta-glasses-protest/1031687/2 "2026-07-15T19:30:07Z")
They were intrusive the first time ‘smart glasses’ were tried. They are still intrusive now - maybe worse thanks to AI. ETA: What would you call a society that surveils itself? ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2026, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meta-glasses-protest/1031687/3 "2026-07-15T20:44:32Z")
> [@Ike\_Witt](#): > > ETA: What would you call a society that surveils itself? If it goes too far, we call that “dystopian”. ---
**Author:** ![Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/q.q.switcheroo/32/5713_2.png) [@Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.Q.Switcheroo)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2026, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meta-glasses-protest/1031687/4 "2026-07-15T21:21:23Z")
> [@Ike\_Witt](#): > > What would you call a society that surveils itself? Foucault would call it a “panopticon.” ---
**Author:** ![wolfpup](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpup/32/10618_2.png) [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2026, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meta-glasses-protest/1031687/5 "2026-07-15T21:44:44Z")
Zuckerberg and his creations are a plague on society. I doubt he has the slightest concern about the protests. The only thing that would stop him is an act of Congress, and fat chance of that happening with this bunch of clowns. ---
**Author:** ![StarvingButStrong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/starvingbutstrong/32/335_2.png) [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2026, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meta-glasses-protest/1031687/6 "2026-07-15T21:56:52Z")
Hey, as someone with a more than moderate degree of Prosopagnosia, (face blindness) I’m all for it. I’ve gone through all these years “ignoring” people I know because I simply can’t recognize them, especially outside of the milieu where I normally see them. I’m talking even about people I’ve known all my life. Last week I had plans to meet up with my sister at the mall, after we’d each done separate errands. When I finished, I came to the food court and started staring around blankly. It wasn’t until my sister got up and walked right up to me that I was sure which middle aged sorta chunky brown haired woman she was. She knows all about my problems with this, but it’s still embarrassing. ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2026, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meta-glasses-protest/1031687/7 "2026-07-16T01:29:42Z")
I would not feel comfortable in a space where someone has the glasses as they are essentially always recording. I get the futuristic idea of having heads up displays and shit, but they need some sort of light showing when they are recording and laws that would make it impossible for companies to store any data if the light isn’t on. But this is Meta. Of course the purpose is to get them the info so they can sell it. There’s no way they’d be trying with restrictions like that. ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2026, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meta-glasses-protest/1031687/8 "2026-07-16T01:41:54Z")
> [@BigT](#): > > I would not feel comfortable in a space where someone has the glasses as they are essentially always recording. No, they aren’t. And they have a blinking light when they are. And they try to keep them from working if anyone covers or disables the light. Maybe you should have actually looked into it before making your claims? > **[Meta says it will disable the camera on its glasses if you tamper with the...](https://www.engadget.com/2210283/meta-disable-camera-glasses-tamper-with-recording-led/)** > > Meta answers people’s privacy concerns about its smart glasses in an FAQ. ---
**Author:** ![wolfpup](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpup/32/10618_2.png) [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2026, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meta-glasses-protest/1031687/9 "2026-07-16T02:00:08Z")
> [@Darren\_Garrison](#): > > > [@BigT](#): > > > > I would not feel comfortable in a space where someone has the glasses as they are essentially always recording. > > No, they aren’t. And they have a blinking light when they are. And they try to keep them from working if anyone covers or disables the light. So, just as I said, Zuckerberg doesn’t give a shit about the civil liberties objections and is just bulldozing ahead with this scheme. Because $237 billion net worth isn’t enough, you have to keep doubling that! ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2026, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meta-glasses-protest/1031687/10 "2026-07-16T04:07:45Z")
Yes, they are. It is a necessary aspect to do what they do. The question is whether the data is retained. You could have posted “Oh, actually, they flash a light when deliberately recording, so at least that part is handled.” But you chose to unnecessarily be a dick. Not because I did something morally wrong. Not because we were arguing and it got heated. And I’m not in the mood to put up with this shit. Ya wanna act like a YouTube commenter, then I’ll treat you like one. _puts you on mute for a couple weeks_