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Norway proposes temporary ban on AI glasses in public
Business Standard··6d ago
Norway's government will ask parliament for a temporary ban on AI glasses in some public places, digitalisation minister Torgeir Micaelsen said. The proposal covers healthcare sites, gym changing rooms, schools, kindergartens, playgrounds and youth clubs, and may extend to concerts, parks, beaches, museums and shopping centres. Officials said the pause allows debate before permanent rules, not a total wearable ban.
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What It Means For You
- Smart glasses could record people in parks, beaches or gyms without bystanders knowing.
- Vulnerable groups may receive exceptions so beneficial wearables stay allowed.
- California's governor recently vetoed a similar recording penalty bill in Silicon Valley's home state.
What's Happening
- Micaelsen said new devices can photograph, film or record audio covertly.
- Microsoft last month announced AI guardrails negotiated with a major U.S. teachers union.
- The Storting will receive the proposal as soon as possible, the government said.
Norway's wearable debate
- Norway is weighing privacy in spaces like doctor's offices and fitness centres.
- Officials want an informed debate before writing permanent regulation.
- The government stressed it is not banning all wearable technology everywhere.
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