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The Vergecast — Everything's recording everybody. What now?
Scout ratingSCOUT· 56%39m·2026-10-15·Technology

Everything's recording everybody. What now?

The Vergecast

Meta just shipped a pair of smart glasses with no camera — a change that both David and The Verge's Victoria Song are excited about. But these glasses, like the new product from Amazon Bee and seemingly everything else now, are still ready and willing to record the world around you at all times. What do we do in a…

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