Meta sends private AI glasses footage to Kenya with few safeguards - and Europe's privacy regulators may come knocking
An investigation claims that video footage recorded by Meta’s Ray-Ban AI smart glasses is being reviewed by data annotators in Kenya to help train the company’s AI systems. Workers reportedly encounter highly sensitive content, including nudity, sex scenes, and visible bank card details, while labeling images and videos. Privacy advocates warn that users may not realize their recordings could be analyzed by third-party contractors and that anonymization tools may fail in some cases. European privacy regulators could potentially investigate the practice under GDPR rules, especially regarding cross-border data transfers and user consent.