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She Came Out of the Bathroom Naked, Employee Says
A joint investigation by Svenska Dagbladet and Göteborgs-Posten revealed that data annotators at Meta subcontractor Sama in Nairobi routinely encounter intimate footage from Meta Ray-Ban smart glasses, including nudity, bank details, and sexual content from users who appear unaware they are being recorded. Network traffic analysis confirmed the glasses require constant communication with Meta servers to function, contradicting retailer claims that data stays local, while Meta's own terms permit both automated and human review of user interactions. Privacy lawyers and Sweden's data protection authority questioned the legality of transferring such sensitive data to Kenya, where no EU adequacy decision exists, raising significant GDPR compliance concerns.
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