The German digital rights group filed a criminal complaint against Meta/Ray-Ban smart glasses, raising concerns about proportionality, applicability of the same idea in other EU Member States, and issues with law enforcement.

Cinemas, US schools and ICE are all restricting Meta smart glasses, for reasons that have nothing in common. The cinema rule dates to 2014.

The move follows growing scrutiny of smart glasses over their recording capabilities, with courts in England and Wales this month prohibiting Meta smart glasses because of…