{
  "id": 12340206,
  "title": "AI glasses used as harassment tool - Digital Rights Chair",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/ai-glasses-used-as-harassment-tool-digital-rights-chair",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-10-06T08:51:33.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "RTE News",
    "slug": "rte-news",
    "url": "https://www.rte.ie/news/2026/1006/1594171-ai-glasses-harassment-tool/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "TJ McIntyre, the Chair of Digital Rights Ireland and Associate Professor in UCD's Sutherland School of Law, has expressed concerns about the potential misuse of AI glasses as a harassment tool. According to Prof McIntyre, these devices have been employed to secretly record individuals without their consent, often in public spaces such as beaches, swimming pools, gyms, and even schools. He noted that children in American schools have been using these glasses to contact girls, request personal information, and share the resulting footage online when the girls reject their advances. Prof McIntyre emphasized that these glasses are designed to be covert, stealth devices, making them difficult to detect and control. He criticized the lack of transparency in these devices, noting that their built-in LED lights to indicate recording can be easily disabled. Prof McIntyre supports Norway's proposed ban on smart glasses in certain settings, stating that it is the appropriate response to this growing issue. He pointed out that many places, including leisure centers and the court service in Ireland, have already banned smart glasses. Prof McIntyre also highlighted the need for broader regulations around smart glasses, including the Data Protection Commission's investigation into how data is streamed and used by companies like Meta.",
  "summary": "The Chair of Digital Rights Ireland and Associate Professor in UCD's Sutherland School of Law Professor TJ McIntyre has said the main risks with AI glasses seen so far have been of a \"quasi-sexual abuse\" nature which are being used as a \"harassment tool\".",
  "key_points": [
    "TJ McIntyre worries AI glasses used for secret recording without consent.",
    "Children in US schools misuse glasses to contact girls, share footage online.",
    "Norway proposes ban on smart glasses in certain settings, Ireland already bans them."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "RTE News",
        "title": "AI glasses used as harassment tool - Digital Rights Chair",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/ai-glasses-used-as-harassment-tool-digital-rights-chair-12354108",
        "published": "2026-10-06T08:51:33.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}