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Meta smart glasses face backlash over privacy concerns

By Meridian48 News Desk · Summarised from The Verge ·

Activist groups in NYC, London, and DC have defaced Meta's smart glasses ads with warnings about surveillance and privacy. One poster calls the device "the biggest advancement in pervert technology since the trenchcoat." The campaign highlights growing public distrust of wearable cameras.

Meridian48 take
The guerrilla campaign underscores a real privacy risk, but Meta's response—or lack thereof—will determine if this is a PR hiccup or a product-killer.
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