Snap's Smart Glasses Face Government Ban Over Privacy Fears
🐿️ The Squirrel's Take
Snap's expensive gamble on smart glasses collides with a growing regulatory backlash that could strangle the market before it even starts.
💡 Why it matters
If Australia enacts this ban, it could set a precedent for other governments, potentially crippling the adoption of consumer smart glasses globally.
Snap is promoting its $2,200 smart glasses as a new computing platform, but the Australian government is considering a world-leading ban on such devices in public offices due to privacy and security concerns.
📡 Where we spotted it (2)
TechCrunch
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The Guardian
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