advisory<\/a> about the new technology.<\/p>\n\u201cBecause they look like ordinary glasses or sunglasses, it\u2019s very easy for people to be filmed covertly, which makes it harder for people being filmed to object to it,\u201d Webster said.<\/p>\n
\u201cPeople using smart glasses to photograph or record people [in their personal capacity] need to respect the privacy of others. If you\u2019re planning to film particular people, it\u2019s good practice to ask those people if they consent before you start filming,\u201d Webster wrote.<\/p>\n
Most smart glasses have a light that flashes when the glasses are taking a photo or filming. But it\u2019s not enough to expect people to look out for this light \u2013 you should still tell them that you\u2019re recording.<\/p>\n
\u201cIndividuals using smart glasses to collect other people\u2019s information in a personal capacity will generally not be in breach of the Privacy Act,\u201d Webster wrote.<\/p>\n
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\u201cThe Government may consider taking advice on the matter next parliamentary term,” – Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith on smart glasses.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s because there\u2019s an exception in the Privacy Act that allows individuals to collect and use personal information for personal or domestic purposes, such as taking photos of other people to share with family and friends.<\/p>\n
\u201cHowever, the exception doesn\u2019t apply if the information is collected, used or shared in a way that would be \u2018highly offensive\u2019.<\/p>\n
An example of something meeting that threshold would be \u201cinformation about people\u2019s health or mental state is likely to be particularly sensitive, and particular care should be taken before filming children without the consent of them or their caregivers\u201d. <\/p>\n
Efforts to hide the filming, such as disabling the warning light, could also increase the offensiveness, Webster said.<\/p>\n
The Privacy Commissioner said the legal framework covering smart glasses and other similar devices in New Zealand should be looked at. <\/p>\n
His office would be \u201cmonitoring and doing further work on the issue, and engaging with other regulators and with policy-makers\u201d.<\/p>\n
The Herald has approached Internal Affairs Minister Brooke van Velden for comment.<\/p>\n
Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith said: \u201cThe Government may consider taking advice on the matter next parliamentary term.\u201d<\/p>\n
Chris Keall is an Auckland-based member of the Herald\u2019s business team. He joined the Herald in 2018 and is the technology editor and a senior business writer.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The release has come just days after the City of Sydney joined four other local Australian councils in…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":609844,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[534,22509,85,1135,50356,3246,300437,26451,38937,78,2198,5511,898,2683,37292,117,111,139,69,26450,7497,28122,145998,300438,13181,15362,115029,145,1865,102,80],"class_list":["post-609843","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-technology","tag-amid","tag-areas","tag-australia","tag-australian","tag-bans","tag-both","tag-cobranded","tag-essilorluxottica","tag-glasses","tag-in","tag-italian","tag-just","tag-meta","tag-move","tag-multinational","tag-new","tag-new-zealand","tag-newzealand","tag-nz","tag-oakley","tag-owned","tag-pairs","tag-pervert","tag-rayban","tag-released","tag-smart","tag-socalled","tag-technology","tag-today","tag-with","tag-zealand"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/609843","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=609843"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/609843\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/609844"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=609843"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=609843"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=609843"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}