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EQUIPEngadget · 2h ago

Meta will stop training its AI on 'visual data' from its smart glasses — if you opt out

Executive Brief

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Meta has implemented a policy allowing Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses users to opt out of AI model training using their visual data. This change addresses growing privacy concerns regarding the involuntary use of personal imagery for machine learning development.

  • 01Meta now permits users to exclude their smart glasses visual data from AI training sets
  • 02The policy change follows significant scrutiny regarding data harvesting from wearable hardware devices
  • 03Users must manually navigate settings to exercise the opt-out preference for visual data privacy
  • 04Executive travelers using smart glasses should review privacy configurations to protect proprietary corporate environments

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Somewhere, a contractor just breathed a sigh of relief.