The Short Version
Meta announced smart glasses will permanently disable their camera if the privacy indicator LED is tampered with, starting with second-generation models. Meta is also removing modification service listings from its platforms.
Meta's AI glasses have a small white LED that lights up when the camera is recording, and people have been paying services to disable or cover it so they can film without anyone noticing. Meta's response: if the light gets tampered with or destroyed, the camera stops working entirely, starting with second-generation models. They're also pulling listings for those modification services off their platforms and considering legal action against whoever's running them. Covert recording services for consumer glasses had a market, and Meta just made the product useless if you try it.