Michael Barrymore TikTok videos prompt concern over filming on smart glasses
Retail workers' unions are raising concerns about the use of smart glasses to film staff without consent. While not illegal, the practice raises significant data protection and privacy issues for employees in private retail spaces.
Why it matters
It highlights the growing tension between personal content creation on wearable tech and the privacy rights of workers in public-facing roles.
Image source, Getty Images Image caption, Former TV presenter Barrymore has become hugely popular on TikTok in recent years
The article presents both the perspective of the union and the legal reality of the situation without taking a side.
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