Updated 2026-05-04 · Auditor: Tomás Maria Vaz de Noronha · Methodology: 3-pass forensic
| Ray-Ban Meta Smart Glasses (Gen 2) | HeyCyan AI Glasses (Ainode) | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | €379–€499 | — |
| Subscription | free Meta AI features (account required) | None |
| Manufacturer HQ | Menlo Park, CA, USA (Meta) | China (audited) |
| Independent privacy audit | Not in any public audit corpus | Tier B (audited) score 36/100 |
| Auditor's finding | — | Contacts only manufacturer servers for firmware — zero telemetry when idle. |
| Public PCAP report | Not published | /audits/heycyan |
| Methodology disclosure | Vendor privacy policy only | Full 3-pass methodology + 6-dimension scoring |
| Where to buy | https://www.ray-ban.com/usa/ray-ban-meta-smart-glasses | /shop |
Contacts only manufacturer servers for firmware — zero telemetry when idle.
Tier: B (score 36/100). Date audited: 2026-04-29. Auditor: Tomás Maria Vaz de Noronha. License: CC-BY-4.0. Methodology: 3-pass forensic network audit (DNS analysis + traffic surveillance + 6-dimension classification).
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The Ray-Ban Meta Smart Glasses (Gen 2) is not in Ainode's audit corpus. We don't make privacy claims about devices we haven't physically tested. We cite the vendor's stated practices and (where available) third-party reviews like Mozilla Privacy Not Included.
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