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Meta glasses privacy: Take back control of your data
25 Oct
Summary
- Disable "Hey Meta" wake word for privacy, use touchpad instead.
- Turn off Cloud media to prevent Meta storing photos for 30 days.
- Opt-out of visual data use for AI training by September 2026.
Meta offers users control over data collection from its Ray-Ban smart glasses, though settings may require some digging.
Users can disable the "Hey Meta" voice activation by adjusting preferences in the Meta AI app, mitigating accidental activations. The touchpad on the glasses still allows for assistant access, and microphones remain active for calls and videos. Previous voice interactions can be reviewed and deleted.
To prevent Meta from storing photos and videos for up to 30 days, users can disable the Cloud media option within the Meta AI app's privacy settings. This ensures media stays on the glasses until manually imported to a phone. However, disabling this feature does not affect visual data sent to Meta for AI assistant queries.
Meta also collects "additional data" like usage analytics, which can be opted out of via the Glasses privacy settings. While this doesn't halt essential data collection for device operation and safety, it limits sharing of usage habits. Since September 2026, users can also opt out of using visual data from AI experiences for training purposes, though this may affect certain features like visual reminders.
