Facebook Asked To Clarify Data Collection Concerns With New Smart Glasses

Italy’s information safety authority stated on Friday it has requested Facebook to offer clarifications over the social media big’s newly launched sensible glasses to evaluate whether or not the product is compliant with privateness legal guidelines.

Facebook sensible glasses, which have been created in partnership with Ray-Ban maker EssilorLuxottica permit wearers to hearken to music, take calls or seize pictures and quick movies and share them throughout Facebook’s providers utilizing a companion app. The Italian watchdog, Garante, stated it has referred to as on the Irish information safety commissioner, which leads oversight of Facebook as a result of the social-media firm’s European headquarters are based mostly in Ireland, to ask Facebook for clarifications.

The Italian authority stated it wished to be told on measures Facebook has put in place to guard individuals often filmed, particularly youngsters, in addition to on programs adopted to make information collected nameless and options of the voice assistant linked to the glasses. “We know individuals have questions on new applied sciences, so earlier than the launch of Ray-Ban Stories we engaged with the Irish DPC to share how we’ve constructed privateness into the product design and performance of the glasses to provide each system homeowners and other people round them peace of thoughts,” a Facebook spokesperson said in a statement.