Meta AI glasses face criminal complaint in Germany

HateAid, a Berlin-based non-profit, filed a criminal complaint against Meta's smart glasses, arguing the devices breach Germany's strict privacy rules and should be banned. The complaint alleges that the glasses allow wearers to covertly film others, which HateAid says constitutes a criminal offense under German law.

A Berlin-based non-profit has filed a criminal complaint against Meta’s smart glasses, arguing the devices breach Germany’s strict privacy rules and should be banned. Privacy concerns over the device have snowballed in recent months https://www.politico.eu/article/new-privacy-frontier-europe-eyes-crackdown-smart-glasses/ amid reports of people being filmed without their consent, or recording intimate footage without knowing it could be reviewed by Meta contractors. The non-profit HateAid is arguing that the sale of Meta smart glasses in Germany is a criminal offense because the devices allow wearers to covertly film other people.