Meta is introducing an opt-out feature for its smart glasses, allowing users to prevent their visual data from being used for AI training. Previously, when users engaged with AI features on the glasses, their visual data could be collected for training purposes. The company confirmed the change, which was first reported by Engadget.
Users can disable this data collection by navigating through the Meta AI app. The steps involve opening the app, accessing glasses settings, finding 'Meta AI' under 'Experiences,' and then turning off 'Store visual data from AI experiences.'
Meta has maintained that standard photos and videos captured by the glasses are private and not used for AI training. However, the company's privacy policy, updated in June, indicated that recordings and transcripts from voice conversations with Meta AI could be shared with vendors to improve speech recognition systems. This policy shift follows reports from earlier this year by a Swedish news outlet detailing how human data annotators in Kenya could access videos and images taken by users, including during private moments.
The smart glasses are a collaboration between Meta and EssilorLuxottica, the parent company of Ray-Ban. Last year, the brands collectively sold over 7 million units. During the Meta Connect 2026 conference, CEO Mark Zuckerberg unveiled plans for two new styles of AI glasses that will feature voice-only AI capabilities without cameras.
