Paris prosecutors investigate secret filming with smart glasses

Summarised from 2 outlets · 3 reports · Updated 24 Sept, 23:26 · Archive

Paris prosecutors have opened investigations after complaints that women were filmed without consent using smart glasses.

Paris prosecutors have opened several investigations following complaints that women were being secretly filmed on the street by people wearing smart glasses. The footage was allegedly posted online without the victims' consent, with those responsible earning money from the videos. Campaigners across Europe are calling for action against the technology.

How it is being reported

• Smart glasses were being used to secretly film women 12 years ago12 years ago Google Glass arrived and so did the privacy concerns. We don't seem to have learned very much since then.TechRadar · 24 Sept, 16:15
• ‘I felt like I'd been tricked’: France probes secret filming of women with smart glassesIt's a trend that first started in the US and is becoming more and more prevalent in France. Women are being filmed in the street without their knowledge, by men wearing smart glasses. The men are earning money by posting the videos online without the consent of their victims. Ellen Gainsford has details.France 24 · 24 Sept, 10:47
• Backlash against smart glasses growParis prosecutors say they have opened several investigations after receiving complaints about women allegedly filmed on the street without their consent by people wearing so-called “smart glasses”. Calls are growing across Europe for action against what campaigners have dubbed “pervert” smart glasses, after secretly filmed footage of women and girls appeared online. Solange Mougin reports.France 24 · 23 Sept, 16:30

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