"Oonagh says she was filmed by a man using smart glasses, which have inbuilt cameras, without her knowledge or consent. The video was then posted on social media, getting about a million views and hundreds of comments - many of them sexually explicit and derogatory. "I had no idea it was happening to me, I didn't consent to that being posted, I didn't consent to being secretly filmed," Oonagh said. "It really freaked me out - it made me feel afraid to go out in public.""
"After sunbathing on the beach in Brighton last June, Oonagh says she was approached by a man wearing sunglasses. He asked her name, where she was from and whether he could have her number. She politely declined, saying that she had a boyfriend. A few weeks later, she was sent a video on TikTok. It was a recording of the interaction she had had with the man, filmed from his perspective. She realised he had been filming her with his glasses."
Smart glasses are experiencing a resurgence and can record video, access apps, and provide information similar to smartphones. Women report being secretly filmed by people wearing smart glasses and having those recordings posted widely on social media, attracting abusive and sexually explicit comments. One woman was filmed on a Brighton beach and later discovered a TikTok video of the interaction with about a million views, which caused panic and fear about going out in public. Police told her there was nothing they could do because filming people in public is not illegal. The possibility of secret filming and online sharing is experienced as frightening and humiliating.
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