Recently, a TikTok video went semi-viral as an influencer posted that she had a jarring experience when she went to a spa for a Brazilian Wax at European Wax Center in Manhattan, New York. During the appointment, she noticed that the aesthetician was wearing Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses.

According to the woman, the beautician said that the glasses weren’t charged and were prescription. Still, the experience rattled her and prompted a debate about privacy and what expectations people have as they move about the world.

The questions surrounding smart glasses and privacy aren’t a new concern. When Google Glass launched more than a decade ago, there were near-immediate concerns about privacy with worries that people were being surreptitiously recorded by the first smart glasses.

However, Meta

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