GoKawiilMeta sued by 70 users as Australia weighs smart glasses ban in government offices
Australia's government is considering banning camera-equipped smart glasses from public workplaces, a move Reuters says would be the first of its kind. Separately, more than 70 plaintiffs have filed an amended class-action lawsuit against Meta in a California federal court, alleging its smart glasses recorded intimate moments—including bathroom and bedroom footage—without users' knowledge, which was then reviewed by contractors in Kenya training Meta's AI.
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The lawsuit highlights a growing gap between how wearable AI devices actually function and what users understand about their data being harvested and reviewed by human labelers overseas. Australia's proposed ban signals that governments are starting to treat always-on recording glasses as a distinct security and privacy risk, which could push other public institutions and employers toward similar restrictions.
- Australia may become the first country to ban smart glasses in government workplaces.
- A class-action lawsuit accuses Meta of exposing users' private footage to overseas AI contractors without consent.
- Plaintiffs claim they were unaware AI activation triggered video recording and human review of sensitive footage.
Source: yro.slashdot.org — Posted, 2026-09-21
Published there as: “Australia Considers Smart Glasses Ban in Government Workplaces, While 70 People Sue Meta Over Unknowing Data Collection”
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