Meta subcontractor workers watched sensitive Ray-Ban smart glasses footage including bathroom recordings
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Summary
A Swedish investigative report reveals that employees of Meta subcontractor Sama in Kenya have watched sensitive footage captured by Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses, including content showing people using bathrooms. The report, based on interviews with workers, alleges that Meta has concealed privacy risks and that workers were exposed to disturbing content without proper consent or training. The investigation raises serious concerns about Meta's approach to user privacy and data handling practices for its smart glasses products.
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The workers reportedly work for Kenya-headquartered Sama and provide data annotation for Ray-Ban Metas.
The February report, a collaboration from Swedish newspapers Svenska Dagbladet, Göteborgs-Posten, and Kenya-based freelance journalist Naipanoi Lepapa, is, per a machine translation, based on interviews with workers who say they have watched footage of people using the bathroom.
Meta accused of 'concealing the facts' about smart glass users' privacy.
Workers reported being exposed to disturbing content without proper consent or training.
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