ICE Bars Employees From Wearing Meta Smart Glasses in Federal Workspaces

ICE bans employees from wearing Meta $META smart glasses in federal workspaces. ICE acting director David Venturella classified the hardware as body-worn cameras in an internal memo on Tuesday. The agency warned that discreet recording features could unintentionally transmit sensitive workplace information. The prohibition applies to all agency personnel across federal facilities, not just field law enforcement officers. A Department of Homeland Security spokesman confirmed that personally owned recording devices haven't ever been permitted under agency policy. "The use of Meta Glasses or similar devices could unintentionally capture, record, or transmit sensitive information, potentially compromising privacy and legal protections." — David Venturella Treating consumer AI wearables as rogue surveillance hardware's the inevitable bottleneck for ambient spatial computing in secure workplaces.