{"id":1666888,"date":"2026-02-28T04:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-28T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bugaluu.com\/news\/?p=1666888"},"modified":"2026-02-28T04:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-02-28T09:00:00","slug":"are-you-being-watched-by-smart-glasses-heres-how-to-check","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bugaluu.com\/news\/are-you-being-watched-by-smart-glasses-heres-how-to-check\/1666888\/","title":{"rendered":"Are You Being Watched By Smart Glasses? Here’s How To Check"},"content":{"rendered":"

Are You Being Watched By Smart Glasses? Here’s How To Check<\/span><\/p>\n

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Meta’s Ray-Bans are seeing growing adoption among everyday consumers, highlighting an affordability sweet spot for AI-powered wearables as Apple is expected to enter the space<\/a> with its own smart glasses following its failed Vision Pro launch. Yet, as AI-powered glasses gain popularity, they introduce new privacy and security concerns, with one smartphone app emerging as an early countermeasure.<\/p>\n

As first reported by tech blog 404 Media<\/a><\/em>, the new smartphone app Nearby Glasses<\/em> scans the Bluetooth signature emitted by smart glasses and sends a push notification to the user if a device is detected nearby.<\/p>\n

“I consider it to be a tiny part of resistance against surveillance tech<\/strong>,” the app’s developer, Yves Jeanrenaud, told 404 Media.<\/p>\n

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The emergence of this app comes as we’ve been highlighting that mass adoption of smart glasses is in its early stages; it is happening now, and we’ve already mapped<\/a> the supply chain tied to how to profit from the explosion of these glasses (as well as highlighted Meta’s supplier)<\/a>.<\/p>\n

But alongside that adoption curve comes a series of risks, from surveillance concerns to child safety issues. Simply put, not everyone wants to be recorded.<\/p>\n

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“This is a tech solution to a social problem exaggerated by technology. I do not want to promote tech solutionism, nor do I want people to feel falsely secure. It’s still imperfect,” Jeanrenaud said.<\/p>\n

Remember when Apple had to start warning everyone about AirTags around them? Well, Tim Cook may eventually have to roll out a similar update for smart glasses if there’s enough public uproar.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Tyler Durden<\/a><\/span>
\nFri, 02\/27\/2026 – 23:00<\/span><\/p>\n

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