‘I Felt Super Violated’: Men Wearing Meta Glasses on Dates Is an Instant Red Flag
He arrived wearing a baseball cap pulled low and sported a pair of black-framed glasses, she says. As conversation flowed, from discussions about navigating life in New York to past relationships, he mentioned that his glasses were Meta Ray-Bans.“I wasn’t familiar with them,” McAnuff, a 28-year-old project manager who now lives in Toronto, tells WIRED. It was her first time seeing the smart glasses up close, which can record images and video from the wearer’s viewpoint.
- ▪He arrived wearing a baseball cap pulled low and sported a pair of black-framed glasses, she says.
- ▪As conversation flowed, from discussions about navigating life in New York to past relationships, he mentioned that his glasses were Meta Ray-Bans.“I wasn’t familiar with them,” McAnuff, a 28-year-old project manager who now lives in Toront
- ▪It was her first time seeing the smart glasses up close, which can record images and video from the wearer’s viewpoint.
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Jason ParhamCultureSep 15, 2026 6:45 AM‘I Felt Super Violated’: Men Wearing Meta Glasses on Dates Is an Instant Red FlagAs anxieties over surveillance tech grow, unsuspecting singles are sharing stories of being covertly filmed on dates by Meta smart glasses.Photograph: Michael Nagle/Getty ImagesCommentLoaderSave StorySave this storyCommentLoaderSave StorySave this storyCourtney McAnuff was out of a year-long relationship in the summer of 2024 and starting to date again when she agreed to grab drinks with a potential suitor.They met at a bar in midtown Manhattan. He arrived wearing a baseball cap pulled low and sported a pair of black-framed glasses, she says.
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