PoliticsNews brief

Albanese government considers ‘world-leading’ ban on smart glasses in public office and buildings

NewsJaws News FeedSource-attributed news briefs
1 min read
The Australian flag above Parliament House in Canberra
File photograph: The Australian flag above Parliament House in Canberra. Marcus Reubenstein / Unsplash. Illustrative context, not a photograph of this reported event.

Minister for public service says the devices pose ‘legitimate privacy and security concerns’ in commonwealth-run workplaces The Albanese government is considering a “world-leading” ban on smart glasses in its offices and service centres as councils around Australia push the technology out of public spaces over privacy fears. The government has avoided a sweeping ban on the import of the camera-equipped technology and encouraged individual workplaces to set their own rules.

Read the original report at The Guardian.

Sources and context

The Guardian

Source headline and summary supplied via NewsData.io. First collected by NewsJaws on 2026-09-18. This is an automated news brief, not original NewsJaws reporting. Dates reflect the source publication. Feed delays may apply.