Smart glasses need specific regulation, Norwegian privacy regulator says
( August 12, 2026, 12:06 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: Smart glasses need specific regulation on top of the existing European rules for data privacy and AI, Norway's data protection officer said on Wednesday. Line Coll said that current laws were written with other challenges in mind and are therefore not sufficient to deal with smart glasses, contradicting a recent opinion published by three of the country’s ministers. She said that companies behind the glasses are collecting too much personal data from users, making it unrealistic to expect regional authorities to crack down on misuse.Statement follows (in Norwegian)....
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