Ireland raises privacy question over Facebook smart glasses


FILE PHOTO: Facebook and Ray-Ban?s first smart glasses which launched on September 9, 2021 are seen in a handout image. Ray-Ban and Facebook/Handout via REUTERS

DUBLIN (Reuters) - Ireland's data privacy regulator on Friday said it had asked Facebook to demonstrate that an LED indicator light on the social media giant's newly launched smart glasses is "an effective means" to let people know they are being filmed or photographed.

Ireland's Data Privacy Commissioner (DPC) is the lead regulator of Facebook under the European Union's strict data privacy laws as the firm's European headquarters are based in Dublin.

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