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Aug 24, 2023MW-0012Right

Lowpass: Ray-Ban Meta 2023 blocks capture if LED covered

Janko Roettgers reported the glasses would refuse to capture photos or video if the recording LED were covered.

Janko Roettgers reported for Lowpass that Meta's 2023 Ray-Ban glasses refresh would refuse to capture photos or video if the privacy recording LED were covered with tape or paint.

How to read this record

  1. What was reportedJanko Roettgers reported the glasses would refuse to capture photos or video if the recording LED were covered.
  2. Who said it, and whenJanko Roettgers reported it on Aug 24, 2023 in Lowpass.
  3. What happened, and whenRay-Ban Meta (2023) was announced on Sep 27, 2023, 34 days after this report.
  4. The verdict, and whyRightIt turned out the way this report said.Why: Meta's second-generation glasses disable capture when the recording LED is blocked. The 2023 report's examples were covering the LED with tape or paint, and that is what shipped. Meta added detection for physically destroying the LED later; that was a separate, later problem and was never part of this claim.
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Reported by
Janko Roettgers
We read it in
Lowpass
Product
Ray-Ban Meta (2023)
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The story of this report

  1. Aug 24, 2023Janko Roettgers reported it · Lowpass
  2. Sep 27, 2023Ray-Ban Meta (2023) was announced
  3. VerdictRightWhat it means, and why, is in the box above.

Who reported it

Janko Roettgers · Journalist

5 reports in the Reporting Record. Of the 4 we have checked, 4 held up. The other one is not part of that number: 1 not comparable.

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What we know now

Other reports about Ray-Ban Meta (2023)

15 reports about Ray-Ban Meta (2023) from 1 source. Of the 4 we have checked, 4 held up.

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Questions about this report

Did this Ray-Ban Meta (2023) report turn out to be true?
Right. It turned out the way this report said. Meta's second-generation glasses disable capture when the recording LED is blocked. The 2023 report's examples were covering the LED with tape or paint, and that is what shipped. Meta added detection for physically destroying the LED later; that was a separate, later problem and was never part of this claim.
Who reported it first?
Janko Roettgers reported it on Aug 24, 2023 in Lowpass.
How far ahead of the announcement was it?
That was 34 days before Ray-Ban Meta (2023) was announced on Sep 27, 2023.