Meta is under legal scrutiny following allegations that it transmitted private videos recorded by its smart glasses to contractors in Kenya. This class-action lawsuit claims that the company violated privacy and advertising laws, despite its claims of prioritizing user privacy.
A report by Swedish media outlets Svenska Dagbladet and Göteborgs-Posten reveals that the AI-driven smart glasses may send sensitive content, including footage of sexual encounters, to reviewers in Nairobi, Kenya. The lawsuit highlights that such practices contradict Meta's assertions that the glasses are designed with user privacy in mind.
According to the lawsuit, "No reasonable consumer would understand that phrases like 'designed for privacy, controlled by you' mean sending strictly personal videos to overseas workers."
Contractors in Nairobi are employed to label content for AI training, which has raised concerns about the type of material they are exposed to. One contractor mentioned, "We see everything—from living rooms to naked bodies. Meta has such material in its databases." Although faces in the videos are supposed to be blurred, some workers reported that this feature does not always work correctly, and sensitive information, such as bank card details, can sometimes be visible.
