Meta, content creator get legal notice after Delhi man secretly recorded with smart glasses

A Delhi man on Monday sent a legal notice to Meta and an Instagram creator who allegedly covertly recorded him using camera-equipped smart glasses manufactured by the technology conglomerate.

The creator had posted the video, recorded using the Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses, as a reel on Instagram on July 26. The social media platform is also owned by Meta.

When the man tried to report the video to Instagram, he was told that the content does not violate its community standards.

Digital rights organisation Internet Freedom Foundation, which has provided pro bono legal assistance to the man, contended that the conglomerate is liable for the design and marketing of the device that is “deliberately styled to be indistinguishable” from regular spectacles.

Scroll has sought a response from Meta to the legal notice. This article will be updated if the company responds.

This may be among the first legal actions in India that seek to fix liability on a manufacturer of smart glasses for the harm that the product design may cause.

A man was covertly recorded at a café in Khan Market through camera-equipped Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses while being harassed by a stranger. The footage was uploaded to Instagram, where it crossed 4.19 lakh views and attracted hundreds of mocking...

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