GoKawiilApp called ZuckOff detects nearby Meta smart glasses via Bluetooth
Polish developer Pawel Szydlowski released a free app, ZuckOff, that scans Bluetooth signals to alert users when Ray-Ban Meta, Oakley Meta, or Snap Spectacles smart glasses are nearby. Launched in August, it has been downloaded over 5,000 times on iOS and 1,000 times on Android, built from a database of device fingerprints Szydlowski compiled by purchasing and testing the hardware himself.
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Smart glasses with hidden cameras have raised privacy alarms after reports of covert filming, including a BBC investigation into nonconsensual videos of women that went viral. With roughly 7 million pairs sold in 2025 and recording indicators easily disabled through hardware tweaks, tools like ZuckOff reflect growing public demand for ways to detect surveillance devices that manufacturers haven't fully addressed.
- ZuckOff uses Bluetooth fingerprinting to detect Meta and Snap smart glasses nearby.
- The app has surpassed 6,000 combined downloads across Apple and Google app stores.
- It responds to rising privacy concerns over covert recording using smart glasses whose indicator lights can be disabled.
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