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Meta faces UK, EU privacy scrutiny after report on AI glasses content review (update*)

By Patricia Figueiredo and Sara Brandstätter ( March 5, 2026, 14:25 GMT | Insight) -- Meta is facing questions from UK and Irish data protection authorities over its handling of personal data captured by its AI smart glasses, following media reports that subcontracted workers in Kenya viewed sensitive user content. The regulators have written to the company seeking information about privacy safeguards. Meta says only content that users choose to share is reviewed by subcontractors, and that filtering measures are applied. UK and EU data protection authorities have written to Meta seeking information about the company’s processing of user data obtained through AI smart glasses. ...

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