# Four Ray-Ban Meta controls can limit listening and data sharing

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/4-ray-ban-meta-privacy-settings-you-should-change-before-wearing-them/
- Published: 2026-10-25T15:15:00+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-25T15:33:08+00:00
- Original publisher: Engadget
- Original article: https://www.engadget.com/2293112/meta-ray-ban-settings-change-before-wearing/
- Topics: Art, Culture

## Key points

- Review privacy settings before wearing the glasses widely.
- Cloud media can store copies for up to 30 days.
- Disabling optional sharing does not stop all data collection.

## Summary

The article explains four Ray-Ban Meta settings that users can review to limit how much the glasses listen to, upload or share. The choices involve trade-offs with convenience and do not prevent all data processing, so the article encourages users to understand what each setting controls.

Users can turn off the “Hey Meta” wake phrase, disable Cloud media, and opt out of sharing additional usage data. Gallery photos normally stay on the glasses until imported, but Cloud media can keep copies on Meta’s servers for up to 30 days; disabling it also removes some cloud features. Meta says ordinary gallery captures are not used for AI training or adverts, though images sent to the assistant for visual questions follow different rules. Users can delete voice recordings and, as of September 2026, Meta introduced an option to prevent visual data from glasses interactions being used for AI training.

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