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A software update disables the camera when wearers cover the front-facing LED, paired with a new marketing campaign to rehabilitate the device's image.

As demand for Meta's camera-equipped AI glasses explodes, privacy-conscious bystanders are turning to imperfect tools like Zuckoff to spot them.

By reconstructing the company's surveillance software, WIRED confirms the tool's reach extends well past plate readers—and some departments are already running it.

Leaked camera-equipped AirPods suggest Apple may lean on strict recording limits to sidestep the privacy pitfalls dogging other AI wearables.

Apple will revise its data collection consent prompts after Germany's Federal Cartel Office said the design of App Tracking Transparency favored the company's own apps.

The police-tech company is changing officers’ access to its nationwide network of license plate readers in response to growing criticism over surveillance.

As camera-equipped smart glasses become virtually indistinguishable from ordinary eyewear, a new Heise guide maps the legal recourse against covert video recordings.

The police-tech giant is rewriting how officers access its nationwide network of license plate readers, aiming to quell public criticism and win back contracts lost over mass-surveillance concerns.

The company acknowledges a slow response after US police officers misused its licence plate-reading cameras to track romantic partners.

Activist group Everyone Hates Elon leads guerrilla ad and GDPR email campaigns against Meta's smart glasses, as rights groups warn of surveillance and women share stories of non-consensual filming.

The encrypted messenger extends its linked-devices feature beyond PCs and iPads, letting a single phone number sync securely across additional Android phones and iPhones.