Police unleashed with privacy-invading smartglasses that track voices, faces, and plates

Police unleashed with privacy-invading smartglasses that track voices, faces, and plates

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Publish Date: 2026-05-26 06:03:00

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While the Ray-Ban Meta smartglasses have dominated headlines ahead of Samsung and Google’s first pairs arriving later this year, the Chinese police use a pair of smartglasses made specially for them.

The internet-connected specs have a camera, and although not stated in the report, likely a screen in the lenses too, plus a battery which returns enough energy for the average patrol.

It’s claimed the glasses can recognize objects, signs, and license plates on vehicles, plus they can also recognize voices. The report, published in China Daily, which is a government-run publication, does not state that the smart glasses use facial recognition.

However, an example of how the smartglasses have been used suggests otherwise. One officer says he found an elderly man who was lost, but could not speak clearly. The smartglasses identified him, and his family was contracted.

The smart glasses are being used for traffic management too, where the camera recognizes vehicle license plates and can allow authorized vehicles into restricted areas, such as around schools. Parents must pre-register their vehicles with special security systems first though.

A different kind of privacy concern

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