German watchdog takes Meta to court over alleged privacy breaches linked to AI glasses

A German advocacy group has filed a criminal complaint against Meta and other companies selling the technology group’s AI glasses in Germany, arguing the devices violate privacy laws.

Digital rights group HateAid said in a statement on Wednesday that the launch of the devices, the Ray-Ban Meta Wayfarer in particular, broke German digital privacy laws, in the latest sign of legal scrutiny in a nation where the right to privacy is highly valued. “There’s no place to escape from smart glasses. You have to expect at any moment to be filmed and then exposed on the internet,” said HateAid managing director Josephine Ballon.