WA schools to ban smart glasses from start of Term 4
Smart glasses can capture video, audio and images without anyone knowing, prompting Western Australia to ban them from all public schools.
Education Minister Sabine Winton will announce the ban today, citing concerns that smart glasses can record, photograph and even live-stream conversations without anyone knowing. The prohibition takes effect at the start of Term 4 for all public schools across WA.
Smart glasses have become cheaper and more accessible, making the risk greater, Winton said. The ban aims to protect both teachers and students from having their images and conversations captured without consent.
- Education Minister Sabine Winton
- Decision maker
- All WA public schools
- Scope
- Start of Term 4
- Effective date
Why it mattersTeachers and students could be secretly recorded without knowing. The ban closes a privacy gap that didn't exist before.
AustraliaWA public school students and teachers can no longer be secretly recorded in classrooms or on school grounds.
Corroborated bytheage.com.au·watoday.com.au
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