DuckDuckGo's answer to Meta's smart glasses is regular sunglasses
DuckDuckGo's answer to Meta's smart glasses is regular sunglasses Ellsworth Toohey 2:15 pm Wed Aug 5, 2026 DuckDuckGo sunglasses — CCadio / CC BY 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons) DuckDuckGo, the search engine that built its whole pitch on not tracking you, now sells a pair of sunglasses. The $35 Paso Robles never needs charging, skips the smartphone app, and works with no internet connection. DuckDuckGo says that's by design, so the person standing next to you doesn't have to wonder if they're being filmed.
- ▪DuckDuckGo's answer to Meta's smart glasses is regular sunglasses Ellsworth Toohey 2:15 pm Wed Aug 5, 2026 DuckDuckGo sunglasses — CCadio / CC BY 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons) DuckDuckGo, the search engine that built its whole pitch on not tracki
- ▪The $35 Paso Robles never needs charging, skips the smartphone app, and works with no internet connection.
- ▪DuckDuckGo says that's by design, so the person standing next to you doesn't have to wonder if they're being filmed.
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DuckDuckGo's answer to Meta's smart glasses is regular sunglasses Ellsworth Toohey 2:15 pm Wed Aug 5, 2026 DuckDuckGo sunglasses — CCadio / CC BY 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons) DuckDuckGo, the search engine that built its whole pitch on not tracking you, now sells a pair of sunglasses. The $35 Paso Robles never needs charging, skips the smartphone app, and works with no internet connection. DuckDuckGo says that's by design, so the person standing next to you doesn't have to wonder if they're being filmed. They're just sunglasses. The target is obviously Meta's smart glasses, which sell for $379 and come with a built-in camera for recording point-of-view video — the exact feature that makes people nervous around anyone wearing a pair.
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