Dan Levy slams glasses with cameras, says they’re for ‘some perverts’

Dan Levy slams glasses with cameras, notes they're for 'some perverts'.

Key points

• Dan Levy on the red carpet of the 2026 Primetime Emmy Awards.
• "This is all about consent, " Jitesh Ubrani, director at market research firm IDC, informed Reuters.
• Levy's comments come days after Meta published new camera-free smart glasses on Sept.
• 24 to share a video in which he expressed confusion regarding the high-tech glasses.
• While most commenters on the post agreed with Levy's point of view, some provided examples of when smart glasses can be utilized for medical reasons.

Dan Levy isn't sure who needs camera-wielding smart glasses other than "perverts."

Levy, 43, took to Instagram on Sept. 24 to share a video in which he expressed confusion regarding the high-tech glasses. It can often take photos and video.

"Other than like some perverts from my high school who would probably want to take some camera glasses into the girls' change room, I can't think of a single reason why you would need cameras on your glasses, " Levy remarked in his video.

"Every normal person employ? No. But My mom is blind and the VA has given her a pair. It'll read things off to her. It'll describe the color of things in front of her, etc. Can be pretty life changing for the visually impaired, " one user commented on Levy's video.

Meanwhile, a few hours after posting the video, Levy continued a clarifying comment: "I obviously know there are exceptions to this – residents who legitimately need this technology. I'm talkin generally here, pals. These things aren't being marketed as life-saving medical devices." What did Dan Levy say regarding smart glasses? In Levy's Instagram Reel, the "Schitt's Creek" star remarked.

"Why do we need to hide cameras in glasses again? What is the purpose of this particular trend of technology? As a lifelong glasses wearer, I can't think of a single time that I wish I had secret cameras on my glasses. I can suppose empathize with individuals who explore caves. You know those individuals who kind of crawl into small spaces, and even then, I guess they would need the cameras to just record the experience. Other than like some perverts from my high school who would probably want to take some camera glasses into the girls' change room, I can't think of a single reason why you would need cameras on your glasses."

Levy's comments come days after Meta published new camera-free smart glasses on Sept. 23. The Ray-Ban Audio glasses have the audio capabilities of Meta's camera-equipped models but cannot capture photos or video.

This summer, Meta unveiled a digital campaign and introduced software updates after a social media trend encouraged users to remove the white LED light on the front of the Meta Glasses' frames. It indicates when the device is recording. Once the light is removed, it's tough to tell when the glasses are recording.

In July, Meta published an update for the glasses that disables the camera if the light is "physically tampered with or destroyed, " according to a news release.

Despite not having a camera, some analysts remain worried that the new Ray-Ban Audio glasses will raise similar privacy reservations, especially since the business did not demonstrate whether the glasses have an indicator for when recording.

"This is all about consent, " Jitesh Ubrani, director at market research firm IDC, informed Reuters. "Meta needs to figure out a way to warn users they are being recorded, even though it just might be audio only."

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