Smart glasses ban in ACT schools and swimming pools
The ACT government is banning smart glasses in public schools and swimming pools. This stops secret recording without people's consent.
The ACT government will ban smart glasses from public schools and swimming pools to protect privacy and safety. Smart glasses can record video without anyone nearby knowing or agreeing to it.
The government said this technology raises important questions about child safety and how we protect personal information. Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council banned them last week from aquatic centres.
Brisbane, the City of Yarra in Melbourne, and Canterbury-Bankstown have also banned them. The federal government declined to ban the technology completely in August.
Instead, it said businesses and councils should set their own limits.
- Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council
- Local ban by
- August, declined complete ban
- Federal decision
Why it mattersSmart glasses can film people, including children, in changing rooms and pools without anyone knowing. That's why schools and councils are banning them.
AustraliaACT families will find smart glasses banned from public schools and pools; other Australian councils are following the same path.
✓ Claims checked against the source and corrected before publish. checked 3 h ago
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