Meta says it will allow its AI glasses users to opt out of having their "visual data" used to train its AI or shown to third-party contractors outside the US (Karissa Bell/Engadget)

Meta’s move to let AI glasses users opt out of having visual data used for model training or exposed to third-party contractors outside the U.S. underscores how privacy controls are becoming a competitive and regulatory necessity for consumer AI hardware. For CIOs and technology leaders, this signals that AI-enabled devices will increasingly require stronger data governance, vendor oversight, and policy decisions around what data can be captured, retained, or shared—especially as these tools move into enterprise environments.