{"id":253685,"date":"2026-05-21T14:27:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-21T18:27:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/21\/paxton-launches-investigation-into-meta-smart-glasses-over-privacy-concerns\/"},"modified":"2026-05-23T18:30:36","modified_gmt":"2026-05-23T22:30:36","slug":"paxton-launches-investigation-into-meta-smart-glasses-over-privacy-concerns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/21\/paxton-launches-investigation-into-meta-smart-glasses-over-privacy-concerns\/","title":{"rendered":"Paxton Launches Investigation Into Meta Smart Glasses Over Privacy Concerns"},"content":{"rendered":"

Paxton Launches Investigation Into Meta Smart Glasses Over Privacy Concerns<\/a><\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/politics\/articles\/paxton-launches-investigation-meta-smart-182746906.html<\/a><\/p>\n

Publish Date: 2026-05-21 14:27:00<\/a><\/p>\n

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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton<\/span><\/span> has launched an investigation into Meta\u2019s smart glasses technology over concerns that the devices may unlawfully collect Texans\u2019 private data, recordings, and facial geometry.<\/p>\n

According to Paxton\u2019s office, the investigation focuses on Meta AI Glasses<\/strong>, which are equipped with cameras, speakers, and communication tools that allow users to capture and share audio and video from their surroundings.<\/p>\n

The attorney general\u2019s office said Meta\u2019s privacy policy states the glasses include an \u201calways enabled\u201d mode that continuously processes video data for use with Meta AI products.<\/p>\n

Officials also raised concerns about the glasses\u2019 recording indicator light, which is intended to alert others when audio or video is being captured. According to the investigation announcement, the LED indicator can be easily concealed and does not activate while the device is operating in its \u201calways enabled\u201d mode.<\/p>\n

Although Meta has promoted the glasses as \u201cdesigned for privacy,\u201d Paxton\u2019s office said questions have emerged about how consumer data is handled.<\/p>\n

The announcement cited reports involving Sama, a Meta subcontractor in Kenya, where data annotators allegedly had access to users\u2019 private recordings, including sensitive and intimate moments. While some faces in video data were reportedly automatically blurred, one employee said that was not always the case.<\/p>\n

The investigation also references reporting by The New York Times that Meta plans to add facial recognition technology to the glasses through a feature internally code-named \u201cName Tag.\u201d According to Paxton\u2019s office, the feature could allow the collection of facial geometry from individuals captured by the glasses\u2019 cameras without their knowledge.<\/p>\n

\u201cI will continue to relentlessly stand up to any company that threatens the privacy and safety of Texans,\u201d Paxton said. \u201cMeta\u2019s glasses raise serious concerns, and my office will thoroughly investigate these devices to…<\/p>\n

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