Factbox-Countries weigh banning smart glasses over privacy concerns

FILE PHOTO: Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg wears the Meta Ray-Ban Display glasses, as he delivers a speech presenting the new line of smart glasses, during the Meta Connect event at the company's headquarters in Menlo Park, California, U.S., September 17, 2025. REUTERS/Carlos Barria/File Photo

Oct 6 (Reuters) - Governments, courts and ⁠companies are considering restrictions and examining existing rules on smart glasses ⁠amid worries that the technology, brought to mainstream byMeta's Ray-Bans, could be ‌used to photograph, film or audio-record confidential materials or people without their knowledge.

Here is a summary of what countries and regions are doing to protect people's privacy, in alphabetical order.

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资料照片：2025年9月17日，在美国加利福尼亚州门洛帕克市的Meta公司总部举行的Meta Connect活动上，Meta首席执行官马克·扎克伯格佩戴Meta Ray-Ban Display智能眼镜发表演讲，介绍该公司的新款智能眼镜系列。路透社/卡洛斯·巴里亚/资料照片

10 月 6 日（路透社）——由于担心由 Meta 公司的雷朋眼镜引入主流市场的智能眼镜技术可能被用于在未经他人同意的情况下拍摄、录制或录音机密材料或他人，各国政府、法院和企业正在考虑对智能眼镜进行限制并审查现有的相关规定。

以下是各国和地区为保护人民隐私所采取的措施概述（按字母顺序排列）。

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