'We stop thinking about the data that we're giving away because it's cool' — Smart tech and…
Since the mass adoption of CCTV, we have accepted — for the most part — giving up a degree of personal privacy in exchange for public safety. But are we prepared to hand that same power to everyday citizens, all in the name of fashion?
In 2025 alone, over 7 million people bought Meta Ray-Ban smart glasses. This rapid adoption has coincided with an alarming rise in covert harassment, prompting public venue bans and calls to ban sales entirely.
Yet these glasses are just the most well-known product in a broader cultural shift experts are calling the "chicification of surveillance."
From smart doorbells to camera-equipped smart cars — as well as rumors of camera-fitted AirPods — the latest tech is quietly turning citizens into passive, continuous monitors of each other.
As the distinction between fashion and surveillance blurs, is this another acceptable trade-off for innovation and convenience,...
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