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Norway is considering a ban on smart glasses and other camera-enabled wearable headsets as it seeks to regulate the controversial technology amid privacy concerns.<\/p>\n
The country\u2019s digital minister Karianne Tung, as quoted by the AFP news agency<\/a>, said that the government is looking to regulate the use of camera-enabled wearables, such as those made by Meta and Snap. These wearables feature cameras, are internet-connected, and may soon include facial recognition<\/a>, drawing ire from civil liberties advocates, who say the devices intrude on people\u2019s privacy. Some call the devices \u201cpervert glasses,\u201d<\/a> prompting considerable consumer backlash.<\/p>\n Norway\u2019s Tung said there is a \u201cclear trend toward combining artificial intelligence with cameras and microphones built into glasses, headphones, hats and other objects we use in everyday life.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cWe must prevent this equipment from being used to monitor other people in public places,\u201d said Tung, who added that this may include banning the use of facial recognition of other people in public places.<\/p>\n Tung plans to set up a group of experts to advise the government on better protecting people\u2019s privacy rights.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n