Would you buy Meta’s smart glasses without a camera?

What if your smart glasses let you talk to an AI assistant but couldn’t film anyone? Meta is reportedly working on just such a pair, according to a Sept.

15 report by The Information .

The report comes amid a growing backlash to camera-equipped glasses: some venues have banned them , activists have put up spoof Meta ads , and people have described being filmed without their knowledge.

Over the past week, thousands have turned to the app store to download ZuckOff — a new app that helps spot camera-equipped smart glasses nearby.

Meta’s reported new model, internally called Luna, could debut at its Connect conference on Sept.

23 and 24 , according to the report, citing unnamed sources close familiar with the plans.

The company is reportedly aiming to ship it in October.

Without a camera, Luna would focus on audio.

The glasses allegedly have six microphones for talking to Meta’s AI assistant , speakers that direct sound toward the wearer’s ears, and a button that quickly activates Meta AI.

They could come in two styles, reportedly called Clubmaster and Burbank.

That would give wearers some of the conveniences of Meta’s current glasses without letting them capture point-of-view photos and videos.

It would also remove one immediate concern for anyone standing in front of the wearer: whether or not they’re being filmed without consent.

Luna would still have microphones, so camera-free wouldn’t settle every privacy question.

But it would be a change to a product category built in part around hands-free recording.