International concerns are mounting over Mita's move to integrate facial recognition technology into its Ray-Ban Mita smart glasses, after filing a patent last February for a project that could allow the glasses to recognize people in the user's field of vision, create automatic recordings when they perform certain actions, and compile and send video clips to a phone, computer, or virtual reality headset.
Meta, on the other hand, says that it has not yet delivered any product to consumers, and that "no final decision has been made" regarding the future of the project.
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The issue is made more sensitive by the widespread availability of Ray-Ban Mita glasses, as the report states that Mita sold 7 million of them last year and holds about 70% of the smart glasses market.
The article indicates that the presence of a small LED light on the glasses frame is supposed to alert others to the camera being turned on, but some users have tried to disable or circumvent it, leading to the spread of videos of people being filmed in the street without their knowledge.
According to the "E-Invance" Association for the Protection of Minors from Cyber Harassment, the number 3018 has received about 20 reports since the beginning of 2026 concerning women who were filmed without their knowledge using smart glasses, and then the clips appeared on TikTok .
These practices prompted Meta to update the glasses software so that the photography process stops when the LED indicator lights are blocked, and threatened to prosecute companies that help circumvent these procedures.
More than 70 NGOs have sent a letter to Meta demanding that it withdraw its facial recognition technology from its glasses, warning that it could be used by criminals or official bodies to identify unknown people in public places.
Her letter stated: "People should be able to go about their daily lives without fear that harassers, scammers, federal agents, or activists from any party can secretly check their identity."
The organizations warn that linking a person's name to other data may reveal information about their "health status, hobbies or relationships".
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