Overview
- Two major Dutch retailers have paused sales of Meta-Ray‑Ban smart glasses, a decision first reported Monday after local media said people were being covertly filmed in public.
- Norway announced plans for temporary bans on smart glasses at selected public sites and launched an expert review to draft lasting rules for camera‑equipped wearables.
- The Dutch data protection authority has issued public warnings about camera glasses and the government says it will wait for a European Data Protection Board report while only a small number of formal complaints have been filed.
- Meta says each camera frame has a front LED that blinks during photos or video and cannot be switched off without disabling the camera, but consumer groups have shown simple ways to obscure that light and NGOs have filed legal complaints.
- Privacy campaigners say the issue disproportionately affects women and girls because illicit footage has been shared on Telegram and niche sites, and regulators face pressure to set clearer rules as new models and displays are launched.