Urgent calls for privacy regulation threaten to spoil the smartglasses party
Urgent calls for privacy regulation threaten to spoil the smartglasses party
Publish Date: 2026-05-21 05:59:00
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Meta continues to see success with its Ray-Ban Meta smartglasses. Google and Samsung have trumpeted the impending arrival of its “intelligent eyewear” rival products, and Snapchat is hard at work on its, still quite secret, alternative.
However, government officials are becoming increasingly concerned about privacy and regulation, and it may have a serious effect on camera-equipped smartglasses in the future.
Deeply problematic
I will speak to the point about smart glasses. They are really creepy. The glasses are deeply problematic and intrusive.
This is according to Olga Cronin, a senior policy officer for Enforce, a unit within the International Network of Civil Liberties Organizations (INCLO) that investigates and protects human rights in the tech industry.
The response came to a question raised by Senator Laura Harmon, a Labour councilor in Cork, Ireland, during a committee meeting on artificial intelligence which took place on May 19.
Harmon was raising concerns over the technology, after several local incidents highlighted ongoing privacy worries related to the camera built into the Ray-Ban Meta smartglasses.
In a subsequent debate, Harmon said smartglasses and the ability to record someone without consent needs more regulation.
Urgent review
Speaking to the Irish Examiner, Harmon…
