Dutch optician chain halts Ray-Ban Meta sales over privacy concerns

Hans Anders, one of the largest optical chains in the Netherlands, has indefinitely stopped selling Ray-Ban Meta glasses in the Netherlands and Belgium, citing public and political debate over smart glasses. In India, where the glasses have been sold since May 2025, the DPDP Act's substantive provisions are not yet in force, leaving bystanders' rights unclear.

• Hans Anders indefinitely halted Ray-Ban Meta sales in the Netherlands and Belgium
• Dutch regulator AP warned that footage of identifiable people cannot be shared without consent
• Consumentenbond gave Meta two weeks to redesign the glasses and their defaults
• India's DPDP Act substantive provisions take effect only in May 2027