US litigation over privacy of Meta AI glasses gets lead plaintiff counsel
By Mike Swift ( July 17, 2026, 22:41 GMT | Insight) -- Litigation against Meta Platforms and Luxottica of America over Meta AI glasses took a step forward Friday as a federal judge approved three lawyers to be lead plaintiffs' counsel in class action litigation over the alleged sharing of images recorded on the glasses with third-party contractors in Kenya.Meta Platforms hasn’t typically made privacy a core selling point for products, but US litigation claims that the company did just that with its Meta AI glasses were a factor in a federal judge’s choice of lead plaintiffs’ counsel Friday....
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