Privacy concerns mount as smart glasses enable covert recording without consent
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Zack Whittaker
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Smart glasses equipped with cameras, microphones, and AI are raising serious privacy concerns as they enable covert recording of people without their knowledge or consent. Unlike visible phone cameras, these wearable devices can capture audio and video discreetly, with no opt-out mechanism for those being recorded. The article frames these devices as a form of "luxury surveillance" and highlights the backlash they are generating, particularly as data-hungry advertising tech giants enter the market.
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· 3 pulledSmart glasses are the latest 'luxury surveillance' wearable gadgets on the market, and they're already drawing a ton of heat over privacy concerns.
When someone holds a phone camera to your face, at least you know it's happening. With smart glasses, you might not be aware that they have been recording you the whole time.
These internet-connected eyeglasses are equipped with cameras and microphones, and some have AI built-in.
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