To: The government
Ban AI glasses & recording devices that destroy privacy
Anyone can now buy AI powered wearable devices that record audio & video in public and private spaces, without people being aware. We believe these devices destroy people’s privacy and enable criminal and anti-social behaviour.
Ban the sale, distribution, and operation of AI recording devices that process personal data without explicit, verifiable consent.
We demand:
Ban the sale, distribution, and operation of AI recording devices that process personal data without explicit, verifiable consent.
We demand:
- Consent-by-Design: Devices must require verifiable consent before recording starts.
- Mandatory Transparency: All recording devices must display a clear, external signal when active.
- User Accountability: Strict liability for device users to obtain consent.
- Data Protection: A total ban on non-consensual AI data processing.
- Exceptions: Certified medical devices prescribed for those with impaired sight or hearing, where data is not stored.
Why is this important?
Many companies are developing AI powered recording devices that record and process everything they see and hear. The most popular are Metas AI glasses, which are designed to look like sunglasses. These devices use the recordings to train AI, where humans review and annotate what is being seen and heard. Meta are currently being sued for privacy breaches after sending recordings of people in their own homes without clothing, on the toilet or having sex. https://www.business-humanrights.org/en/latest-news/meta-sued-over-ai-smart-glasses-privacy-concerns-after-workers-at-a-kenyan-based-contractor-reviewed-nudity-sex-and-other-footage/
A UK man was sentenced to one year and eight months for using AI glasses to secretly record and make indecent images of children. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cv2gk4npm03o
Many of these companies are now working on facial recognition, which could be used by sexual predators and fraudsters to befriend women and children as the user would be able to access things like where they lived, who their family and friends were, where they went to school etc.
How would you feel if someone was wearing these glasses and recording your conversations in the pub, at work or in the gym changing room?
A UK man was sentenced to one year and eight months for using AI glasses to secretly record and make indecent images of children. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cv2gk4npm03o
Many of these companies are now working on facial recognition, which could be used by sexual predators and fraudsters to befriend women and children as the user would be able to access things like where they lived, who their family and friends were, where they went to school etc.
How would you feel if someone was wearing these glasses and recording your conversations in the pub, at work or in the gym changing room?
