Key facts
- Meta Platforms said it discussed privacy concerns about its AI-enabled smart glasses with Hong Kong's privacy watchdog.
- Hong Kong's privacy commissioner warned that smart glasses could enable covert recording and excessive collection of personal data.
- Meta briefed Hong Kong media on Monday, days after the watchdog's warning.
- Meta's AI-enabled eyewear went on sale in Hong Kong as scrutiny of the product grew internationally.
Meta Platforms said it discussed privacy concerns about its AI-enabled smart glasses with Hong Kong's privacy watchdog, the Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data (PCPD). The company briefed Hong Kong media on Monday, days after the PCPD warned that smart glasses could enable covert recording, excessive collection of personal data and the processing of sensitive information.
The briefing came as Meta's AI-enabled eyewear went on sale in the city and as the product faced scrutiny internationally. Meta did not give further detail on what was discussed with the PCPD.