Meta to Launch Camera-Free Smart Glasses This Fall, Codename Luna

Meta's decision to strip cameras from Luna reframes the privacy debate around smart glasses: the objection was never the form factor, but the always-on lens. By competing on microphones, directional audio and AI-agent access instead, Meta is testing whether ambient voice interaction can carry the category where cameras proved contentious. The six-mic array and Muse integration also suggest the company sees glasses as an AI interface first, eyewear second. Whether users accept an always-listening device as readily as they resisted an always-watching one is the open question.