Chinese smart glasses app under probe, Australian privacy watchdog says
By Saloni Sinha ( October 7, 2026, 05:58 GMT | Insight) -- The Australian privacy regulator on Wednesday announced that it had launched an investigation into Shenzhen Qingcheng Future Technology, the company behind the HeyCyan Smart Glasses phone application. The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner said it issued a preliminary inquiry to various manufacturers and distributors of smart glasses, including Shenzhen Qingcheng, but received no reply from the Chinese company.The Australian privacy regulator on Wednesday said it had launched an investigation into Shenzhen Qingcheng Future Technology, the Chinese company behind the HeyCyan Smart Glasses phone app....
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