COMMENT | Privacy and consent in the age of smart glasses | Malaysiakini
Source: Malaysiakini.com
Published on: 2026-10-12 23:05
The technology has changed considerably since Google Glass. The underlying human question has not. COMMENT | On Sept 23, Meta unveiled its latest generation of smart glasses, including the camera-equipped Ray-Ban Meta Gen 3 and Ray-Ban Meta Audio, its first model without a camera. The launch brings an old privacy question back into focus. More than a decade ago, Google Glass sparked concerns that people could be photographed or filmed without easily knowing it, leading some restaurants and bars to prohibit the glasses. Those concerns have returned with today's smart glasses. Some establishments overseas have again restricted their use, while an activist campaign in London placed spoof advertisements featuring disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein wearing Meta glasses under the slogan, "Glasses for people who don't do consent". The technology has changed considerably since Google Glass...
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