Privacy concerns prompt developer to create ‘ZuckOff’ app to detect Meta, Snap AI glasses

Mangalore Today News Network

New Delhi, Sep 15, 2026: Growing concerns over privacy and covert recording by AI-powered smart glasses have prompted a Polish developer to create a mobile app that alerts users when certain smart glasses are detected nearby.

The app, called ZuckOff, was developed by Polish developer Pawel Szydolwski in response to concerns about the potential misuse of devices such as Meta’s Ray-Ban smart glasses for unauthorised photography and video recording.

Meta Ray-Ban smart glasses feature a white capture LED that blinks whenever the camera is being used to capture content for the companion phone’s gallery app. The light flashes briefly when taking a photograph and continues blinking while video is being recorded. The indicator cannot normally be switched off.

However, there have been concerns that individuals could tamper with or damage the LED to conceal recordings. Such misuse could potentially enable people to capture private images or videos without consent and share them online.

Meta has responded with privacy-related security updates for its Ray-Ban smart glasses. If the system detects that the camera’s recording indicator has been tampered with, the camera is prevented from operating. It can only be reactivated after the issue is fixed through authorised servicing and the genuine indicator component is restored.

ZuckOff is designed to detect Bluetooth-based smart wearables and notify users when compatible devices are nearby. The app can identify devices including Ray-Ban Meta, Oakley Meta and Snap Spectacles, as well as certain display glasses and headsets.

According to the developer, devices such as Meta Quest and Apple Vision Pro may appear in the app’s logs but are not flagged as potential recording devices, as their design makes it difficult for the wearer to discreetly observe people in front of them while using the headset.

ZuckOff is available as a free download with optional in-app purchases and can be downloaded from both the Google Play Store and Apple App Store.