In brief

Backlash against AI-powered glasses is so strong users are afraid of wearing them in public

Some people have started calling them “pervert glasses” pic.twitter.com/L1wAFveCdE

— Interesting AF (@interesting_aIl) July 30, 2026

Meta has managed to turn every wearer into an unpaid informant and everyone else into an extra who never signed a release. Any venue that respects its patrons should treat the glasses the way it would treat a man filming the room all night — which is exactly what they are.

— Jackie Singh (@HackingButLegal) July 30, 2026

Yes, we made our own (camera-free) wearable. But there’s a deeper reason we think camera-enabled glasses deserve serious pushback.

Meta and Google smart glasses open the door to a host of frightening privacy problems. Hands-free recording isn’t worth the risks to our safety and… pic.twitter.com/bU32f7hcKY

— DuckDuckGo (@DuckDuckGo) July 30, 2026

❗️ A lenticular spoof ad at a bus stop near Meta's London headquarters flips TV personality Kylie Jenner's smart glasses campaign into a skeletal surveillance warning depending on where you stand.

The design borrows from They Live, the 1988 film where special sunglasses expose… pic.twitter.com/7aykieqpdh

— International Cyber Digest (@IntCyberDigest) July 16, 2026