The company last month rolled out an update<\/a> that disables the camera if the LED light is interfered with, and also reportedly began removing videos<\/a> from its platform of wearers using the device to harass strangers in public.<\/p>\n New York courts, the US air force and a hacker convention have all reportedly banned people<\/a> from wearing the glasses.<\/p>\n Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg wearing the Meta Ray-Ban glasses. Photograph: Carlos Barr\u00eda\/Reuters<\/p>\n Meta has said it has sold more than 7m of its glasses worldwide, and has recruited celebrity Kylie Jenner for advertising to push the devices into the mainstream, but the Ray-Bans and the flood of cheap versions of the same technology have concerned privacy advocates.<\/p>\n \u201cSmartglasses with cameras are a privacy nightmare that illustrate how Australian privacy laws haven\u2019t kept up with technology changes,\u201d said Tom Sulston, head of policy at Digital Rights Watch.<\/p>\n \u201cWe shouldn\u2019t have elevated expectations of personal privacy when out in public, but we should have some.\u201d<\/p>\n Sulston said it was particularly problematic when in the hands of misogynist social media influencers who use the glasses to make content \u201cof them harassing women \u2013 typically in places where we have higher expectations of more sensitive use of video cameras, like the beach\u201d.<\/p>\n A spokesperson for the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner said the privacy regulator was aware of the community concerns and was monitoring the rollout of the new technology.<\/p>\n skip past newsletter promotion<\/a>Free newsletter | When needed<\/p>\n Sign up to Breaking News Australia<\/p>\n Get the most important news as it breaks<\/p>\n after newsletter promotion<\/p>\n \u201cOrganisations that collect, use or disclose personal information through products or services are subject to obligations under the act and the Australian Privacy<\/a> Principles where the act applies,\u201d the spokesperson said.<\/p>\n \u201cPeople concerned about being photographed or recorded by another individual may also wish to seek independent legal advice about whether other commonwealth, state or territory laws may be relevant in the circumstances.\u201d<\/p>\n A spokesperson for Kmart said the Anko glasses \u201care part of an established and increasingly mainstream category of wearable technology, with similar products available globally from major technology and eyewear brands\u201d.<\/p>\n \u201cAs with any device capable of recording images, we expect customers to use the product responsibly, respectfully and in accordance with applicable laws and community expectations around privacy.\u201d<\/p>\n Sulston said that due to the ongoing privacy issues, including how the collected data may be used by the companies producing the glasses, the social backlash would likely continue.<\/p>\n \u201cThe best way to lose friends and alienate people will be to be a public specs offender.\u201d<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2998.jpg\")
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