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  "id": 12496751,
  "title": "Privacy watchdog launches probe into China-based company behind Kmart ‘pervert glasses’ app",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/privacy-watchdog-launches-probe-into-china-based-company-behind-kmart-12496751",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-06T23:02:36.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian",
    "slug": "the-guardian",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/oct/07/privacy-regulator-probe-kmart-anko-meta-smartglasses-australia"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Commissioner said Shenzhen Qingcheng, the app maker behind the HeyCyan app in the smartglasses, failed to respond to her inquiries Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast The Australian privacy regulator has opened an investigation into the China-based software company behind the HeyCyan app in Kmart’s $89 smartglasses, following public outrage over the covert use of the…",
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      {
        "outlet": "The Guardian Australia",
        "title": "Privacy watchdog launches probe into China-based company behind Kmart ‘pervert glasses’ app",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/privacy-watchdog-launches-probe-into-china-based-company-behind-kmart",
        "published": "2026-10-06T23:02:36.000Z"
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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."
}