For AR they will need some ability to interpret the world around them, but high res photography isn’t the only way. Think Lidar and the like already used to get

For AR they will need some ability to interpret the world around them, but high res photography isn’t the only way. Think Lidar and the like already used to get a spatial understanding, or the infrared dots used in some face/body recognition. I expect that companies that are more “privacy” focus will avoid a camera, or at least any ability for apps to directly access the images from them if they do have them.