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App 'ZuckOff' Lets Strangers Detect Nearby Meta Smart Glasses

Wired feature details ZuckOff's mechanics, limits and legal footing

1 Sep 17 · 7d ago · 5 posts · 2 sources · development 1 of 2

A Wired profile, widely reposted on social media, reported Google Play downloads reaching 1,000, described the $25 ZuckOff Pro tier's background-monitoring features, and noted the app cannot confirm recording status but is hard for Meta to legally challenge since it reads public Bluetooth signals rather than intercepting data.

Wired feature details ZuckOff's mechanics, limits and legal footing
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“We as a society have the right to at least know that someone is recording.”

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Pawel Szydlowski Developer of Zuckoff/ZuckOff appAndrew Bosworth Meta Chief Technology OfficerAdam MosseriAdam Mosseri Instagram CEOMeta Manufacturer of Ray-Ban Meta and Oakley Meta smart glasses

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