# Here’s How Google Says It’s Making Its Smart Glasses More Private

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/heres-how-google-says-its-making-its-smart-glasses-more-private/
- Published: 2026-11-12T14:00:00+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-12T14:26:56+00:00
- Original publisher: Wired
- Original article: https://www.wired.com/story/how-google-is-making-its-smart-glasses-more-private/
- Topics: Software

## Key points

- Google is positioning its smart glasses as a privacy-minded alternative.
- Video recording is limited to 90 seconds and marked by a light.
- Gemini visuals are not saved in history or used for AI training.

## Summary

Google says its upcoming Android XR smart glasses are designed to address concerns that discreet cameras can enable recording without people’s knowledge or consent. The glasses, made with Samsung, Warby Parker and Gentle Monster, are available to preorder, with sales due to begin on 10 December.

Google says the glasses have a power switch, a recording light and a 90-second limit on video recording. Camera visuals used by Gemini are not saved in Gemini History or used for AI training or ad targeting, and are encrypted; third-party apps need camera permission and cannot use it for real-time face recognition or social livestreaming. The glasses are also designed to stop recording if the indicator light is blocked or tampered with, redact background faces before Gemini processes images, and filter nearby voices. Users must agree not to record people without permission or in sensitive places.

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