European Data Protection Board urges smart glasses makers to clearly signal when recording
Prepared by Sintelligent with the help of SI. Published in SI: . Updated: .
Smart glasses with cameras get their first European guidance: a passer-by should be able to see that they are being filmed.
The non-binding recommendation proposes bright LEDs, audio signals or voice prompts, smartphone notifications or a distinctive design; according to board chair Anu Talus, the warnings must be "reliable, hard to ignore, and always up to date." The stated cause is concern about covert filming of girls and women; the board sees heightened risks in schools, hospitals and on beaches. In Norway the government wants a temporary ban on smart glasses in some public places, and Oslo has already banned camera glasses in schools; in France prosecutors have opened a criminal case over complaints about filming women in the street; in Britain and Ireland a "Stop Smart Glasses" campaign petition has gathered more than 10,000 signatures.
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