Smart glasses: Hamburg bans their use in public space

Indeed, between exam cheating, extortion, voyeurism, and even hacking, these gadgets give ideas to the most twisted minds, now equipped with hidden cameras to commit their crimes. More specifically, it is the city of Hamburg that has adopted a motion to ban glasses in public spaces, notably public transportation, swimming pools, and saunas.

An echo of global restrictions

A law in response to several incidents already recorded in the country, echoing similar restrictions already put in place elsewhere in the world, such as judicial establishments in the State of New York or certain popular restaurants in the United Kingdom.

Facial recognition in the crosshairs

This new approach aims in the long term to affect the rest of Germany, with a particular emphasis on facial recognition. It is a technology that has not yet been deployed today for this kind of consumer product, even though Meta, the biggest supplier of smart glasses on the market, is actively working on the subject.