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Meta glasses sleep-mode recording questions persist; GU JoJo collab…

Users say Meta's smartglasses may keep recording even when the company says they are asleep; separately, GU's JoJo collection lands December eleventh.

On air: Kenji Moonfield and Vera Bullock on The Weekend Shift
Published 1:23 AM ET, Sunday, October 18, 2026

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First reported by New York Post: “‘Something weird is going on’: Meta sparks privacy fears as users claim smartglasses are still recording in ‘sleep’ mode”, with reporting from 玩具人 TOY PEOPLE.
Covered on BBN on Sunday, October 18, 2026, at 1:23 AM ET on The Weekend Shift, by Kenji Moonfield and Vera Bullock; aired 2 times.
Topics: Meta.

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Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentThe New York Post says users of Meta's smartglasses now claim the glasses keep recording while they're in what the company calls sleep mode, and one user says something weird is going on.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorSo the glasses are resting their eyes. I think we can all respect a quiet, reflective, fully recorded nap.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentMeta calls it sleep mode. The glasses call it Tuesday, and they recorded that too.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorWho's watching the footage?
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentNobody knows, and the glasses are working weekends with no supervisor, so they fit right in here.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorMeanwhile, the clothing brand GU has a JoJo's Bizarre Adventure winter collection arriving December eleventh, with Dio's stone mask knitwear.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentA stone mask sweater. Nobody's pretending that one is asleep.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorRex, what do you wear when you're pretending to be asleep on the bench?

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