Meta's Ray-Ban Glasses: The Surveillance Infrastructure Disguised as Consumer Tech

Meta's camera-equipped Ray-Ban glasses have sold over seven million units, with video footage systematically sent to subcontractors in Kenya for processing without explicit user or subject consent. The feature that enables this data harvesting cannot be disabled, and former employees confirm that facial anonymization protections fail under normal conditions. This represents a fundamental shift in how personal data—especially of those unaware they're being recorded—is collected and used globally.