Expanding AI smart glasses market set to test UK privacy law
By Imogen Howse ( September 28, 2026, 09:39 GMT | Comment) -- AI smart glasses from companies such as Meta and Snap are testing the reach of UK privacy rules. Existing laws can address many issues arising for providers and wearers, but questions remain over accountability and whether recording indicators give unaware bystanders meaningful notice.AI-enabled smart glasses have faced a slew of negative headlines in the UK over fears of covert filming of people — notably women — without their consent, so it was perhaps inevitable that hard questions about their privacy law implications would come into sharper focus....
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