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Uploader Demands Payment to Remove Meta Glasses Video

5/9/2026

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Alice Blackmail Incident

A video of Alice wearing Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses was posted and attracted about 40,000 views.
The uploader demanded payment for deletion, labeling removal as a “paid service.”
TikTok banned the uploader’s account for bullying.
Meta removed the video from its platform.
Police opened an investigation but could not progress it due to limited information, prompting Prof. Clare McGlynn to say the demand exceeds blackmail and to urge clearer consent rules.

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Reddit Reports Extortion

Reddit’s r/technology reports a surge of smart-glass extortion schemes using always-on cameras and facial-recognition.
Schemes scrape public data to threaten strangers with exposure.
Most U.S. states lack biometric-consent laws, leaving only Illinois, Texas and a few others with explicit requirements.
Meta’s Ray-Ban glasses include a disable-able LED indicator.
Clearview AI’s 30 billion facial images power the extortion model, prompting experts to urge non-removable indicators and on-device processing.

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Alice Blackmail Incident

A video of Alice wearing Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses was posted and attracted about 40,000 views.
The uploader demanded payment for deletion, labeling removal as a “paid service.”
TikTok banned the uploader’s account for bullying.
Meta removed the video from its platform.
Police opened an investigation but could not progress it due to limited information, prompting Prof. Clare McGlynn to say the demand exceeds blackmail and to urge clearer consent rules.

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