Anti-Facial Recognition Glasses from Solir Optics, Zenni Optical, and A-Morir

Eyewear brands are developing glasses to block facial recognition and surveillance cameras. Solir Optics, based in Glen Falls, New York, offers sunglasses priced $70–$100 that block infrared and blue light, interfering with retinal scans and security cameras. General manager Nate Troxell describes them as "a firewall for your face." The company is also developing prescription lenses. Zenni Optical sells "ID Guard" lens coating with a pink tint that reflects infrared light. Designer Kerin Rose Gold, owner of A-Morir, launched Handle With Care, a line of 3D-printed sunglasses ($425–$725) inspired by U.S. Navy dazzle camouflage patterns to disrupt facial recognition sensors. The rise follows Meta's removal of a controversial facial recognition system called "Name Tag" from its Ray-Ban smart glasses app, prompting over 70 advocacy organizations to urge Meta to abandon plans to introduce facial recognition in smart glasses.