Meta’s AI‑powered smart glasses have become a flashpoint for privacy advocates. A free app called ZuckOff now tells you when a pair of those glasses is within earshot.[^1][^2][^3][^4][^5] The app’s launch has turned a…

Pawel Szydlowski, a 30‑year‑old Polish programmer, released ZuckOff in August on Apple’s App Store.[^1][^2][^4][^5] Business Insider reports more than 5,000 downloads on iOS and about 1,000 on Google Play.[^1][^2][^3]…

Szydlowski bought several models of Meta glasses and recorded the Bluetooth packets they broadcast.[^1][^5] Each device emits a unique identifier and a manufacturer code.[^1][^5] By cataloguing these values, he built …

The detection is limited to proximity.[^1][^2] The app cannot tell whether the glasses are actively recording, nor can it identify the wearer.[^2] It merely converts an invisible Bluetooth signal into a visual cue. Th…