With Samsung reportedly preparing to launch its first Android XR smart glasses in November, a new Cybernews analysis of 7 existing AI smart glasses brands reveals the privacy risks users may face as the technology becomes more widespread.
Researchers examined smart glasses from Meta, Rokid, RayNeo, INMO, Solos, Even Realities, and Halliday, looking at app permissions and trackers, as well as 9 privacy criteria covering areas such as camera indicators, data retention, on-device processing, and dedicated privacy documentation.
Key findings:
- Meta requests the most permissions overall (70) and the most dangerous permissions (18), including access to read external storage and SMS and to record audio.
- INMO Global and Solos AirGO contain the most trackers, with 6 detected in each app, while Hi Rokid is the only app with no trackers detected.
- All 7 analyzed apps rely on cloud processing for their AI features – none runs core features such as voice, translation, or image analysis locally on the glasses.
- 5 of 7 brands don’t specify any data retention limit.
- Only Meta and Rokid have a confirmed response when the glasses’ recording indicator light is covered.
- Only 3 of the 7 brands – Meta, Rokid, and Even Realities – have privacy documentation specifically written for their glasses.
The findings show that the privacy risks of smart glasses extend beyond people who may be unknowingly recorded to the people wearing the devices themselves.
Full research:
https://cybernews.com/ai-news/smart-glasses-privacy
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Ahead of Samsung’s smart glasses launch, study reveals privacy risks across 7 rival brands
With Samsung reportedly preparing to launch its first Android XR smart glasses in November, a new Cybernews analysis of 7 existing AI smart glasses brands reveals the privacy risks users may face as the technology becomes more widespread.
Researchers examined smart glasses from Meta, Rokid, RayNeo, INMO, Solos, Even Realities, and Halliday, looking at app permissions and trackers, as well as 9 privacy criteria covering areas such as camera indicators, data retention, on-device processing, and dedicated privacy documentation.
Key findings:
The findings show that the privacy risks of smart glasses extend beyond people who may be unknowingly recorded to the people wearing the devices themselves.
Full research:
https://cybernews.com/ai-news/smart-glasses-privacy
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