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Facebook Smart Glasses Under Fire Over Privacy Concerns

Facebook Smart Glasses Under Fire Over Privacy Concerns

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Facebook's new smart glasses are under fire from privacy activists.

Facebook under fire over privacy concerns

Ireland's data protection regulator recently asked Facebook to prove that an LED indicator light on the social media giant's recently launched smart glasses is "an effective means" of letting people know they are being filmed or photographed. The glasses contain cameras that allow users to document their daily lives.

“Just the thought of someone walking around in a public place with these glasses gives me the creeps,” privacy expert Pankaj Srivastava told Lifewire in an email interview.

Previous attempts at smart glasses have faced pushback. Google faced opposition from privacy activists with its Glass project, with some users even being labeled “Glassholes.”