Meta推出的智能眼镜在英国遭遇隐私危机，多家知名场所宣布禁止顾客佩戴这款价格为£359的设备[1]。伦敦餐厅老板Jeremy King表示，"我绝不会故意允许对客人隐私的任何侵犯，除了我们与生俱来的眼睛"[1]。连锁酒吧Wetherspoons首席执行官Tim Martin指出，"Meta眼镜似乎通过启用秘密监控来违反这一准则和常识"[1]。禁止该眼镜的场所涵盖Simpsons in the Strand、Arlington、The Park等餐厅，以及Soho House私人俱乐部、Wetherspoons酒吧连锁和包括Bristol Hippodrome在内的ATG Theatres[1]。
尽管这款眼镜全球销量已超过700万副，去年销量增长了三倍，但已有多起未经同意被录制的投诉浮出水面[1]。Meta在眼镜上配备了LED指示灯以标示录制状态，然而报告的案例仍涉及勒索和性骚扰[1]。Instagram负责人Adam Mosseri表示将删除非法录制的内容[1]。
Multiple restaurants, pubs, and theatres across the United Kingdom have prohibited customers from wearing Meta's smart glasses due to growing privacy concerns.[1] The £359 device, which features a built-in camera, has sparked widespread alarm among hospitality and entertainment venues over the potential for covert recording without consent.[1] Despite Meta's inclusion of an LED indicator light to signal when recording is active, numerous complaints have emerged documenting instances of people being filmed without their knowledge, including cases involving extortion and sexual harassment.[1]
Prominent London establishments have taken action to enforce the ban. Jeremy King, a London restaurant owner, stated: "I would never knowingly allow any invasion of guest privacy other than with the eyes we were born with."[1] Tim Martin, chief executive of Wetherspoons pub chain, emphasized that "Meta glasses seem to breach this code, and common sense, by enabling surreptitious surveillance."[1] Venues implementing the policy include Simpsons in the Strand, Arlington, The Park, Soho House private members' club, the Wetherspoons chain, and ATG Theatres, which operates venues such as Bristol Hippodrome.[1]
The smart glasses have achieved significant global commercial success, with sales exceeding 7 million units and sales tripling over the past year.[1] Meta's head of Instagram, Adam Mosseri, has committed to removing illegally recorded content from the platform.[1]