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Australia considers banning the use of smart glasses in government buildings

By Christine Chen

Sep 18 2026 6:25AM

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Australia considers banning the use of smart glasses in government buildings

Australia is considering barring ⁠the use ⁠of camera-equipped smart glasses in government workplaces due to privacy and security concerns, in what it said could be the first ban of its kind. The government ‌will separately convene a roundtable of the ‌country's ‌biggest...

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