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Meta is actively using remote software updates to disable cameras on thousands of Ray-Ban smart glasses whose owners taped over the recording indicator light. This server-side crackdown permanently turns a $300 camera into an ordinary pair of Bluetooth earbuds, raising major questions about device ownership.
A historic US settlement forces Meta to hardcode strict two-hour usage caps and overnight feed lockouts for teenage users. The move breaks decade-long mobile engagement patterns by killing infinite scroll and silent school notifications on mobile devices.
EPFL researchers discovered that breaking malicious tasks into mundane conversational steps lets attackers bypass AI assistant safety checks twice as often. Handing these agents control over connected home devices exposes personal data to simple social engineering.