‘Classic case of false advertising’: Attorney sues Meta over AI glasses sharing footage overseas

A new lawsuit is raising concerns over privacy and advertising claims tied to Meta’s AI smart glasses.

Attorney Ryan Clarkson of Clarkson Law Firm joined “The John Curley Show” on KIRO Newsradio to discuss a legal battle over the glasses, which look like standard Ray-Bans but can record video and audio while interacting with Meta’s AI chatbot, LLaMA.

Clarkson explained that footage from these glasses is sent to workers overseas, who can view sensitive moments, including nudity and personal documents.

“If people knew that they were getting a product where the video being captured was sent halfway across the world, and others were looking at that, then they knew the privacy claim was false, they wouldn’t have paid extra for that,” he said.

The lawsuit alleges that Meta engaged in false advertising and violated consumer privacy laws, claiming buyers overpaid for a product that promised privacy.

Private moments viewed abroad, buyers misled

“These companies are scraping everyone’s personal information, their expressions of personhood, and in some cases, their copyrighted works; that’s what our Google case is all about,” Clarkson said, drawing comparisons to earlier cases his firm filed against OpenAI and Google for data scraping without consent.

Clarkson also highlighted the legal challenges posed by AI: laws often lag behind technology, leaving public interest lawyers to hold companies accountable. 

Despite the complexity, Clarkson believes the case is straightforward in its core principle: consumers were misled about privacy.

“It feels like a classic case of false advertising,” he said, urging anyone who purchased the glasses to learn their legal rights and potentially join the case.

Watch the full discussion in the video above.

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