Alibaba’s Qoder and Tencent’s WorkBuddy land on Rokid frames while China’s voluntary smart-glasses code still regulates discrete recording, not continuous agents.
The Guardian reviewed a dozen U.S. police and fusion-center memos warning that Ray-Ban Meta glasses can covertly record inside stations and jails. Meta says the recording LED cannot be turned off.
Alvarez v. Meta (N.D. Ill., filed Sept. 4) alleges Facebook and Instagram photos trained NameTag, an unreleased face-recognition system for Ray-Ban and Oakley Meta glasses. Distinct from the California bystander suit.
August 31 amended complaint expands Meta Ray-Ban AI glasses privacy suit to bystanders. Plaintiffs allege intimate footage reached Kenyan contractors for AI training; Meta disagrees and will fight.
At IFA 2026, Even Realities positions the camera-less G2 — ~36g, ~two-day battery, $599 — as a privacy-first AI glasses alternative amid Meta camera-glasses backlash.
Meta disabled cameras on thousands of Ray-Ban Meta / AI glasses after detecting capture-LED tampering. Under 0.1% of units sold, per Semafor.