Report: Meta's AI Glasses Sent Sensitive Footage to Human Moderators Abroad
Mar 4th 2026
Svenska Dagbladet says annotators in Kenya reviewed intimate videos and payment information recorded by Meta's Ray-Ban Display and similar AI glasses used in Europe, prompting GDPR and transparency questions.
- Swedish newspaper Svenska Dagbladet reports that Kenyan annotators viewed nudity, sexual activity and credit card numbers from European users of Meta's AI glasses.
- Meta's Ray-Ban Display and similar devices can record what wearers see or answer questions via Meta AI, and using that AI requires agreeing to terms that allow data review.
- Human annotation is commonly used to train and refine AI models, which can mean recorded media is shared with external moderators.
- The reported moderation work took place in Nairobi and involved low-paid workers, according to the report.
- Privacy experts say GDPR requires transparency about personal data processing, and Meta said it processes media under its AI Terms of Service and Privacy Policy.