Meta and the Battle for Smart Glasses | Prize on the Eyes | 1

Meta and the Battle for Smart Glasses | Prize on the Eyes | 1

June 3, 2026 · 48 min · Season 135 · Episode 1

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The episode explores the development of smart glasses by Stanford students and Meta's role in their mainstream adoption and privacy implications.

It’s 2011, and two Stanford students have built eyeglasses with a tiny camera inside. Their a prototype paves the way for Meta Ray-Bans, the first tech-enabled eyewear to truly go mainstream after attempts like Google Glass fizzled. But in integrating their smart glasses into our daily lives, Meta has created something else: a tool for mass surveillance.  See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

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