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EPISODE · Jul 17, 2026 · 41 MIN

Smart Glasses, Blind Spots: How Meta's Wearables Are Watching You

from The Morning Brief · host The Economic Times

Virat Kohli's slick Oakley Meta ad made smart glasses look effortless. But behind the "Hey Meta" voice commands lies a growing privacy crisis. From Nairobi outsourcing workers reviewing graphic footage to women being filmed without consent on beaches and in stairwells, the harms are real and disproportionately gendered. Host Dia Rekhi talks to Dr Milica Stilinovic, Postdoctoral Research Associate at the University of Sydney, and ET's tech expert Suraksha P, who break down how these devices erode democratic privacy norms, Meta's controversial pilot with the Gujarat government to aid visually impaired citizens, and why experts call it closer to coerced consent than genuine choice.You can follow Dia Rekhi on social media: Linkedin & XCheck out other interesting episodes like: Why Every Influencer Has a Lawyer on Speed Dial,  ET Deep Dive:  The Water in the Vial, Corn Man: The Man Who Quietly Cornered Half of India's Popcorn Market,  ET Deep Dive:The DNA Fix  and much more.   Catch the latest episode of ‘The Morning Brief’ on The Economic Times Online, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, JioSaavn, Amazon Music and Youtube.Credits: Oakley | Meta, Meta Glasses, CBS19, FRANCE 24 EnglishSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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