Norway considers restricting camera-equipped smart glasses over privacy fears

Smart glasses can see, listen and connect to the internet. In the future, they may also recognize the face of a passerby.

That combination has prompted Norway’s government to consider whether camera-equipped wearable devices need new restrictions. The central question is how to protect a person’s right not to become a surveillance target without their knowledge.

At the same time, the discussion raises the issue of how to preserve the technological freedom of people who wear the glasses.