‘We don’t want what’s happening in the US to happen here’: Australia’s smart glasses ban extends to even more public areas

• City of Sydney has joined four other local Australian councils in banning the use of smart glasses in specific areas
• Banned in public pools, gyms, childcare centers, libraries and government buildings
• Separate ban covers public schools in Western Australia

Local government councils and public schools across Australia are continuing moves to rapidly ban the use of smart glasses in public areas, following the federal government’s announcement that use of the devices will be prohibited in government-run workplaces, services centers, laboratories and local council buildings.

The City of Sydney, whose jurisdiction covers a population of approximately 240,000 within Sydney’s central business district and surrounding inner suburbs, is the latest local government council to enforce the ban, following the City of Yarra in Melbourne, City of Brisbane and Canterbury-Bankstown council in suburban Sydney.

The ban covers public pools, gyms, childcare centers, libraries and town halls, and the council will update signage...

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