Meta launches camera-free AI glasses after ‘pervert’ backlash

Mark Zuckerberg demonstrates Meta smart glasses at his company's California headquarters on Thursday - Carlos Barria/Reuters Meta is launching a new camera-free version of its smart glasses following concerns that they are being used to film women and girls without their consent. The tech giant unveiled a new line-up of the gadgets at its annual conference in California on Wednesday. The audio-only Ray-Ban glasses, which will be available next month from a starting price of $349 (£264), come amid growing questions about privacy violations from tiny cameras embedded in the wearables, which critics have dubbed "pervert" glasses.