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The Australian Greens have offered qualified support for new government privacy laws while criticizing them for failing to adequately regulate smart glasses. The party is pushing for stricter amendments and an import ban on covert recording devices.
Why it matters
As wearable technology advances, governments face the challenge of balancing innovation with individual privacy rights and surveillance concerns.
The Greens have expressed their qualified support for the Albanese government’s new privacy laws, calling them a “modest step forward”.
But the minor party is also saying the proposed actions on smart glasses don’t go far enough.
Greens senator David Shoebridge. Alex Ellinghausen “There are substantial gaps in the draft bill including the lack of action to prevent individuals using ‘smart’ glasses to collect and broadcast other people’s personal information,” the party said in a statement.
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