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- U.S. law-enforcement agencies are moving to ban Meta’s Ray-Ban smart glasses in federal and detention facilities.
- ICE acting director David Venturella memo August 2026 classified glasses as body-worn cameras, barring federal use.
- NYPD counterterrorism unit memo January 2026 ordered eyewear inspections in inmate cells over recording risks.
- July 2025 TikTok video filmed with the glasses showed South Carolina detention center showers and cells.
