Android 16 dessert code name
Android 16's internal code name is Baklava — the first to reset the dessert alphabet after reaching V (Vanilla Ice Cream) in Android 15.
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Meta Glasses Privacy Crisis: Drilling, Banning, and the Recording Problem
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Andrew and Marques dig into the growing backlash against Meta Glasses' privacy record. The camera indicator light — already widely criticized as too subtle — is now being physically removed by third parties while the camera continues recording, because the underlying wiring circuit remains intact [1] — Andrew Manganelli "People are drilling out the indicator light on Meta Glasses and the camera still works — because the wiring circuit remains intact. Joanna …" 1:17:10 . Joanna Stern found people selling this modification as a service. Meta's official response acknowledges the problem and promises updates 'really soon,' but David bluntly notes Meta only acts when facing real consequences. Marques recounts being approached at South by Southwest by someone wearing the glasses who essentially started interviewing him without waiting for consent. Venues including the Formula 1 paddock now ban smart glasses explicitly. The broader concern: as styles multiply and frames get thinner, it becomes impossible to tell which glasses are cameras.
Android 16 Code Name Trivia: Baklava Resets the Dessert Alphabet
Android 10 killed the public dessert names but kept them internally. Android 15 was Vanilla Ice Cream — the last V. Android 16 reset the alphabet with Baklava. Only Marques got both the version number and the dessert correct.
Drilling Out the Recording Light: Meta's Creepiest Problem
People are drilling out the indicator light on Meta Glasses and the camera still works — because the wiring circuit remains intact. Joanna Stern found people selling this modification as a service. Meta needs to build firmware that kills the camera if the light is tampered with.
Japan mandatory camera shutter law
Japanese law requires every smartphone to emit a loud shutter sound at maximum volume whenever a photo is taken, as a privacy safeguard.
Meta Glasses Without Ray-Ban: Cheaper, But Is That a Good Thing?
Meta launched Meta Glasses — still made by Luxottica, but without the Ray-Ban license — starting at $299. Ellis immediately asked the right question: is it actually good for society that more people have these? The covert-recording problem gets worse as prices drop.
Meta Glasses starting price
Meta's new non-Ray-Ban Meta Glasses start at $299 — $80 cheaper than the Ray-Ban Meta lineup — while still being manufactured by Luxottica.
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