signalHacker News Best2026-09-22
ZuckOff is a free app that sees Meta glasses before they see you
Polish developer Pawel Szydlowski's free ZuckOff app detects nearby Meta smart glasses (Ray-Ban Meta, Oakley Meta, Snap Spectacles) by fingerprinting their Bluetooth broadcast signals; it drew 5,000 App Store downloads in its launch month and 1,000 on Google Play. The app cannot tell if glasses are recording or identify wearers, but provides rough proximity via signal strength and offers a paid Pro tier with background monitoring and alerts, addressing privacy concerns amid ~7 million Meta glasses sold in 2025.
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- ZuckOff launches as bans rise.
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