# Meta & Ray-Ban glasses rolling out mandatory update that disables the camera when privacy light is broken

> Smart glasses with a camera are inherently a privacy nightmare, but Meta’s Ray-Ban glasses (and now its self-branded ones) have a privacy light to indicate when that camera is active.

- **Source:** [9to5Google](https://9to5google.com/2026/07/07/meta-ray-ban-smart-glasses-privacy-light-camera-update/?utm_source=gearopen.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=feed&utm_content=6a4dc0aaa24d9fa257e1f67f)
- **Published:** 2026-07-08
- **Category:** Phones
- **Tags:** #cameras #meta #glasses #privacy #light #active #around #broken
- **Canonical:** http://localhost:4321/a/6a4dc0aaa24d9fa257e1f67f

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