UK MPs consider restrictions on smart glasses amid privacy concerns

UK lawmakers have raised concerns about people being filmed without consent using smart glasses and are reviewing possible restrictions. Reporting also notes legal limits and questions about how social media platforms handle the footage.

• During a parliamentary debate, MPs warned that smart glasses can be used to film women and girls without their knowledge or consent, with footage then posted online.· 1 source
• MP Marie Goldman said harassment law may not cover conduct spread across multiple victims if the same person is not targeted repeatedly. The article reports that a Greater Manchester Police investigation collapsed amid limits in current legislation.· 1 source
• Labour MP Satvir Kaur said ministers were reviewing restrictions on smart glasses in some settings and for some users, while NHS England and the Department for Education were examining wearable technology in certain settings.· 1 source
• MPs also called on social media companies to do more to remove videos of this kind. Anna Sabine, who introduced the debate, acknowledged potential benefits of smart glasses for blind and partially sighted people.· 1 source
• Two brief reports describe the UK as weighing a ban or restrictions on smart glasses over privacy and consent concerns; one says Australia expanded restrictions earlier in the year.· 2 sources