Eyes wide open: How to mitigate the security and privacy risks of smart glasses
Smart glasses allow anyone to track and record the world around them. That could put your data and the privacy of those nearby at risk.
11 May 2026 • 5 min. read
Fashion and many other trends have a way of reappearing every few years. So we probably shouldn’t be surprised that smart glasses are doing the rounds once more, after a failed attempt by Google to popularize them over a decade ago. The difference this time round is that they’re not just more stylish – and arguably harder to tell from regular shades. They’re also packed with far more powerful technology, capable of tracking and recording their surroundings, and allowing the user to ask AI about the things they can see around them.
This presents significant security and privacy risks for both smart glasses users and the people they interact with.
What are the privacy risks?
Anyone who’s ever...
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