Meta considering ‘kill switch’ for smart glasses amid outrage over secret filming

Camera-equipped eyewear has attracted controversy and scorn for making it easier to film people without their consent

“It’s everyone’s right … to feel safe and comfortable,” the lord mayor said, amid a trial of AI-monitoring technology at pools.

“It’s everyone’s right … to feel safe and comfortable,” the lord mayor said, amid a trial of AI-monitoring technology at pools.

From AI-powered eyewear to virtually undetectable spy cameras, recording technology is becoming cheaper, smaller and harder to spot.

Brisbane City Council has banned the use of AI smart glasses to secretly film people in its public pools.

Meta’s smart glasses just keep weirding people out. Renamed “pervert glasses” by some critics, the Ray-Ban smart glasses, made in partnership with EssilorLuxottica, have given rise to “creepy” behavior as users photograph and record people without their permission, then share those images and videos on social media and

Privacy concerns are growing in Switzerland about smart glasses that can film and take photos, particularly around public swimming pools. At first glance, they look like ordinary sunglasses, but they have several built-in technical features. So-called smart glasses can take photos, record videos, and in some cases even