That’s if you can prove harassment or stalking. If someone’s just keeping their camera running all the time in public, that’s just recording in public, which in most of the US is unfortunately legal. In at least some European countries too.
If someone’s just keeping their camera running all the time in public, that’s just recording in public, which in most of the US is unfortunately legal.
if someone’s doing that, I generally don’t have a problem, it’s the upskirt / down shirt / in faces / provoking for likes garbage that needs to be hit hard, and the easiest way to stop it all will be sensible regulation of this shitty tech.
That’s if you can prove harassment or stalking. If someone’s just keeping their camera running all the time in public, that’s just recording in public, which in most of the US is unfortunately legal. In at least some European countries too.
both of which have been widely documented already.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/pranksters-and-pickup-artists-are-using-meta-ray-ban-glasses-to-harass-strangers-for-content/ar-AA1ULEhi
https://nypost.com/2026/04/14/business/metas-pervert-glasses-fuel-trend-of-creeps-filming-women-posting-videos-online/
if someone’s doing that, I generally don’t have a problem, it’s the upskirt / down shirt / in faces / provoking for likes garbage that needs to be hit hard, and the easiest way to stop it all will be sensible regulation of this shitty tech.
It’s hardly just norway: https://www.politico.eu/article/meta-ai-glasses-face-criminal-complaint-in-germany/
https://petapixel.com/2026/08/04/meta-smart-glasses-face-calls-for-bans-across-europe-over-privacy-concerns/
and, it doesn’t have to be nations - https://www.gadgetreview.com/metas-smart-glasses-are-being-banned-across-the-uk
private businesses can and should protect their customers right to shop without assholes.
MATE, YOU DON’T HAVE TO ACCEPT THIS. IT’S OK TO SAY NO TO CREEPS.