EU privacy regulators eye common approach to risks of AI-enabled smart glasses
By Sara Brandstätter and Imogen Howse ( August 7, 2026, 12:53 GMT | Comment) -- Companies selling AI-enabled smart glasses in Europe, including Meta Platforms with its prominent Ray-Ban AI glasses, are facing growing privacy scrutiny as regulators assess whether existing data-protection rules adequately cover the capabilities of the fast-developing wearable technology. EU privacy regulators are preparing a statement on transparency, consent and safeguards for people recorded by the devices.AI-enabled smart glasses sold by Meta Platforms and others are becoming a new privacy battleground in Europe, forcing regulators to consider whether existing data-protection rules cover wearable devices that record and process information about people around them....
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