The Paris prosecutor's office announced on Tuesday that it had received complaints about "violations of the privacy of private life" from several women who were filmed without their knowledge using connected glasses. A few days earlier, the e-Enfance association, which handles reports of cyberbullying, stated that its helpline, 3018, had received about twenty similar reports since the beginning of the year. Most of the glasses equipped with cameras were from the multinational company Meta. Many victims, including Emma, who spoke to 20 Minutes, say they discovered videos of themselves on social media platforms. Emma described feeling a mix of surprise, fear, and anxiety after finding a video of herself and her friends on Instagram, which she had never consented to being part of. She had no idea she was being filmed at the time. For Emma, the incident began in October when she and her friends were approached on the street in Paris by a man who tried to add them to social media. Initially, they dismissed his advances, but the man then began acting erratically, rolling on the ground and stuttering. Emma and her friends found the situation amusing at first, until one of her friends noticed the man was wearing Meta glasses. Two weeks later, Emma’s brother sent her a video that showed her and her friends reacting to the man’s antics. The video had been edited to give the impression they were mocking him, and it had already been viewed more than 30,000 times. Emma was shocked to see the comments, which included insults and even threats. She described the experience as deeply distressing, saying it felt like a violation of her privacy and emotional well-being. Emma and her friends soon discovered that they were not the only victims of this man. They found other videos of women on the same Instagram account, where users freely insulted the women in the comments. They realized the account was run by a man who encouraged others to film women under the pretense of "regulating the market of single women." According to screenshots seen by 20 Minutes, the account offered its subscribers between 20 to 40 euros for each stolen video. Laure Salmona, director of the Feminists Against Cyberbullying collective, described this as a new form of violence that is difficult to control and often falls into a "legal vacuum." She explained that many people are unaware of the extent of this issue, and even Emma's parents struggled to understand how someone could be filmed without consent through glasses. Emma and her friends tried to report the incident to the police but were told they could not file a complaint. Laure Salmona warned that technologies like connected glasses, Grok, and AirTag have been increasingly misused by men to harm women. She suggested that Meta may have been aware of the potential for abuse but failed to address it. The director of the feminist collective expressed concern that these devices could be used not only in public spaces but also in private settings, such as during intimate relationships. She also warned that the videos create a form of "spectacle and monetization of violence against women," as they generate income for both the perpetrators and the platforms hosting the content. Emma now pays more attention to people wearing glasses on the street and admits that, despite the #MeToo movement, she feels less safe due to the rise of such technologies.