# Eyes wide open: How to mitigate the security and privacy risks of smart glasses

DevFeed: [Eyes wide open: How to mitigate the security and privacy risks of smart glasses](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/eyes-wide-open-how-to-mitigate-the-security-and-privacy-risks-of-smart-glasses-8393.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.welivesecurity.com/en/privacy/eyes-wide-open-mitigate-security-privacy-risks-smart-glasses/>)

Author: Phil Muncaster

Published: 2026-05-11T08:55:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [WeLiveSecurity](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/welivesecurity.md>)

Topics: [Security](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/security.md>), [data](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/data.md>), [Artificial Intelligence](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ai.md>), [AI Models](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ai-models.md>), [Meta](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/meta.md>), [Algorithms](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/algorithms.md>)

Tags: [ai](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ai.md>), [ai-models](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ai-models.md>), [algorithms](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/algorithms.md>), [data](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/data.md>), [meta](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/meta.md>), [privacy](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/privacy.md>), [security](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/security.md>), [social-media](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/social-media.md>)

## AI overview

Smart glasses can record and analyze their surroundings, creating privacy and security risks for users and bystanders. The article examines covert recording, facial identification, public AI platforms, data use for AI training, and retention of voice recordings and transcripts.

## Source excerpt

Smart glasses allow anyone to track and record the world around them. That could put your data and the privacy of those nearby at risk.