A California TikTok creator confronted a doctor after spotting him wearing Meta Ray-Ban smart glasses during a post-operative breast lift consultation that required the patient to undress.
The woman, who posts as TaylorTakeover under the handle @taylorsdiary.mp4, said she accompanied a friend to the appointment at a medical facility in California. She noticed the doctor’s glasses looked unusually thick on the sides and caught a light reflecting off the camera lens. When the doctor asked if they had questions, she asked whether the glasses were Meta’s. He confirmed they were but insisted they were not recording.
The creator pressed him on why he wore devices capable of capturing video and audio in a setting where patients often remove clothing for examinations involving breast lifts and similar procedures. He explained the glasses read text messages so he could keep eye contact instead of checking his Apple Watch. She questioned whether he needed to disclose the glasses. He replied no, because he was not filming.
In a follow-up video, Taylor said she planned to report the doctor to the California state medical board. She withheld his name and the clinic’s identity so authorities could handle the complaint first. The original TikTok drew more than a million views and spread to Reddit, where users called for bans on the devices in exam rooms.
Meta Ray-Ban smart glasses look like ordinary eyewear but include cameras and microphones that can record discreetly. An LED light is meant to signal when recording is active, yet users have found ways to cover or disable it. Meta later issued software updates that disable the camera if the light is tampered with.
The California case is not isolated. In 2025, New York influencer Aniessa Navarro went to a European Wax Center in Manhattan for a Brazilian wax and realized mid-appointment that her esthetician was wearing Meta Ray-Ban glasses. The worker said the glasses were prescription, uncharged, and powered off. Navarro said the thought of possible recording during an intimate procedure left her unsettled for weeks. She contacted the salon and spoke with lawyers but said she did not want anyone fired if no recording occurred.
Broader misuse has drawn scrutiny. Men have used the glasses to film women in public places, airports, and social settings for so-called “rizz” or pickup videos posted online without consent. One woman identified only as Toluwa discovered a stranger had recorded their conversation in a Washington, D.C., airport lounge and later tried to get her permission to post it. Similar clips have amassed hundreds of thousands to millions of views, often drawing sexually explicit comments.
A Swedish newspaper investigation found that contractors in Kenya reviewing footage for Meta’s AI training encountered videos of people using bathrooms, undressing, engaging in sex, and displaying credit card numbers. Meta stated that media stays on the device unless shared with Meta AI and that contractors help improve the experience while filtering for privacy. A U.S. class-action lawsuit filed in 2026 alleged the company misled buyers with privacy claims.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton opened an investigation into the glasses over concerns about secret recording, facial data collection, and consumer representations. German privacy advocates filed a criminal complaint arguing the devices enable covert recording in violation of local law. Some bars, clubs, and the DEF CON hacking conference have restricted or banned the glasses.
Doctors and healthcare workers can order the glasses with prescription lenses, and Meta markets features such as hands-free notes, transcriptions, and notifications. Privacy advocates and patients argue those functions do not outweigh the risk of undisclosed cameras in settings that demand full undressing and protected health information. California is a two-party consent state for audio recording in places with a reasonable expectation of privacy, adding another layer of potential legal exposure.
Taylor’s video and the earlier spa incident have left many patients checking what their providers wear. Commenters on the TikTok urged others to report similar cases to medical boards. The doctor in the California appointment maintained the glasses were not recording. No public confirmation of any formal board action has emerged as of mid-August 2026.
