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HateAid files criminal complaint against Meta over AI glasses in Germany
HateAid files criminal complaint against Meta over AI glasses in Germany
Digital rights group HateAid has filed a criminal complaint in Germany against Meta and other companies selling its Ray-Ban Meta Wayfarer smart glasses. The complaint, submitted to Frankfurt’s digital crime prosecution unit…
The Story in Brief
Digital rights group HateAid has filed a criminal complaint in Germany against Meta and other companies selling its Ray-Ban Meta Wayfarer smart glasses. The complaint, submitted to Frankfurt’s digital crime prosecution unit ZIT, argues the glasses violate federal data protection laws by making it hard for people to know when they are being recorded.
HateAid managing director Josephine Ballon said there is no escape from the devices, which can film people without their knowledge. Those named include Meta, units of EssilorLuxottica (owner of Ray-Ban), and retailers Fielmann, Apollo-Optik, Mister Spex and MediaMarkt. Regulator BNetzA says smart glasses are not banned as long as the recording function has a clear optical signal, and is not formally investigating.
The Indian Opinion
Some will paint this as just another techlash, but Germany’s privacy laws have teeth. The key question is whether the recording indicator light is obvious enough in everyday use. If retailers keep selling these while regulators dither, the courts will have to decide where a fashionable accessory ends and a surveillance device begins.
Sources (2): timesnownews.com, livemint.com
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