{"slug": "man-under-investigation-for-secretly-recording-dates-with-ai-smart-glasses", "title": "Man under investigation for secretly recording dates with AI smart glasses", "summary": "A man is under investigation in Seoul for using Meta's AI smart glasses to secretly film four women during dates and sharing the footage online, police said Thursday. The case highlights growing concerns about the misuse of AI-enabled devices for privacy violations and potential sex crimes.", "body_md": "Case raises fresh concerns over the misuse of AI smart glasses for crimes\n\nA man is under investigation for allegedly using AI smart glasses to secretly film women he dated and sharing the footage online, police said Thursday.\n\nThe Seoul Gangseo Police Station said the suspect, whose identity has been withheld, is accused of wearing Meta's AI glasses while on dates with four women earlier this year, recording photos and videos without their consent and later uploading the footage to social media.\n\nThe case came to light after one of the women discovered his social media account and found videos of herself and other women and reported him to police.\n\nThe footage reportedly shows the women throughout their dates, from their first meetings at subway stations to having meals, drinking coffee and walking together.\n\nWhen confronted by the women about the recordings, the suspect reportedly said he filmed them \"to preserve the memories.\"\n\nPolice are investigating whether the footage includes intimate images of the women and are reviewing whether additional charges under sex crime laws may apply.\n\ncjh@heraldcorp.com", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/man-under-investigation-for-secretly-recording-dates-with-ai-smart-glasses", "canonical_source": "https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10803695", "published_at": "2026-07-09 04:49:31+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-07-09 05:19:06.784287+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["ai-products", "ai-ethics", "ai-policy"], "entities": ["Meta", "Seoul Gangseo Police Station"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/man-under-investigation-for-secretly-recording-dates-with-ai-smart-glasses", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/man-under-investigation-for-secretly-recording-dates-with-ai-smart-glasses.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/man-under-investigation-for-secretly-recording-dates-with-ai-smart-glasses.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/man-under-investigation-for-secretly-recording-dates-with-ai-smart-glasses.jsonld"}}