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General · 21 July 2026

Activists put fake Meta smart glasses ads on London bus stops

Activists put fake Meta smart glasses ads on London bus stops

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Activists in London have installed fake Meta smart glasses advertisements on bus stops to highlight privacy concerns. One ad uses an optical illusion to transform Kylie Jenner's face into a skeleton, with the tagline "we're always watching". The installation comes as a backlash grows against smart glasses with cameras, which some users are modifying to disable recording lights.

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