▲ 382 ▼ A German city may soon ban smart glasses on public transport, pools (cybernews.com) submitted 1 day ago by madeindex@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world 27 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] Evotech@lemmy.world -5 points 1 day ago (1 child) You can already buy spy cameras. They are legal permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] DivineDev@piefed.social 17 points 1 day ago Here's how I understand the current legal situation in Germany (no guarantees this is correct) : Spy cameras (that is, cameras that are concealed or not immediately apparent as such in some way) are illegal to use in public spaces. Smart glasses don't fall under this category when they have a small indicator LED so that people can tell it's recording. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] DivineDev@piefed.social 17 points 1 day ago Here's how I understand the current legal situation in Germany (no guarantees this is correct) : Spy cameras (that is, cameras that are concealed or not immediately apparent as such in some way) are illegal to use in public spaces. Smart glasses don't fall under this category when they have a small indicator LED so that people can tell it's recording. permalink fedilink source parent