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'Pervert Glasses' That Record People Without Consent Face Possible Ban in Norway
Officials are considering limits on camera-equipped wearables as advocates warn the devices could record people in public without consent.
- Norway announced plans yesterday to consider banning smart glasses and camera-enabled wearable headsets, seeking to regulate technology that civil liberties advocates argue intrudes on public privacy.
- Digital Minister Karianne Tung described a 'clear trend toward combining artificial intelligence with cameras and microphones built into glasses, headphones, hats and other objects we use in everyday life,' enabling continuous monitoring without consent.
- While Meta Ray-Ban smart glasses include LED indicators to signal recording, users regularly bypass them using simple tricks, prompting schools and venues across Europe to prohibit camera-equipped wearables.
- Tung plans to convene a group of experts to advise on stronger privacy protections, with proposed rules potentially including a ban on facial recognition features that identify people in public spaces.
- Regulators aim to avoid repeating past social media oversight failures by intervening early, as Tech companies have historically prioritized new hardware features over public well-being and anonymity.
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