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Privacy Is Smart Glasses’ Next Big Threat

Analysts warn that privacy concerns and a wave of new rivals could limit the growth of EssilorLuxottica’s Ray-Ban Meta eyewear, which delivered its first meaningful revenue boost this year.
Austin Millz is seen with the Ray-Ban Meta Smart Glasses at the Meta Sonic Listening Party during Miami Art Week on December 09, 2023 in Miami, Florida.
DJ Austin Millz in the Ray-Ban Meta glasses. (Arturo Holmes/Getty Images for Meta)

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