UK Data Watchdog Contacts Meta Over AI Smart Glasses Privacy Concerns
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The UK Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) is contacting Meta following a concerning report that outsourced workers in Kenya were able to view sensitive and intimate content filmed by Meta's AI smart glasses. The report revealed that subcontractors sometimes review videos, including footage of glasses-wearers using the toilet or having sex, as part of content moderation processes. Meta acknowledged that subcontractors might review content but emphasized that this is done to improve AI systems and ensure safety, with strict privacy protocols in place.
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Videos, including of glasses-wearers using the toilet or having sex, are sometimes reviewed by a Kenya-based subcontractor.
Meta said subcontracted workers might sometimes review content, including films and images, to improve AI systems and ensure safety.
The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) said it was 'making enquiries with Meta' about the report.
Meta emphasized that it has strict privacy protocols and that content is anonymized and reviewed in secure facilities.
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