00:00There is a growing trend on social media of women being filmed without their consent on the street using smart
00:08glasses and those videos being posted on social media.
00:11And so we were curious to know whether there had been complaints about this new trend.
00:17And so we checked with the Paris Prosecutor's Office who said that they have received recently more complaints about this
00:24and they have opened at least one probe.
00:26So we don't know if there are others, but for now, there's at least one.
00:30The prosecutors have named a brand of the smart glasses that have allegedly been used for the harassment.
00:38But we know that the big player is Meta.
00:42They make glasses in collaboration with Estilo Luxottica, the eye maker, because they have a partnership.
00:48And together, they account for a three quarter market share.
00:51We reached out to Meta for comments and they said that they obviously are against the use of their smart
00:59glasses for that kind of reviews.
01:01And they also said that they're willing to collaborate with authorities if needed.
01:05And they also say that they are taking this risk into consideration because when making the glasses, they have included
01:14a light, which should signal to people that the glasses are recording.
01:19Rise groups say that women are the primary targets when it comes to that kind of cyber harassment.
01:27And obviously, this is not something new.
01:29We've seen that for years now with the smartphones, you know, women being recorded without their consent, whether it's in
01:36private spaces or on the streets.
01:37But with those glasses, there is a new question because the thing is, it can record in a very discreet
01:44way.
01:44So many of the legal experts and activists that we talked to for this story said that they are very
01:53concerned because it creates this burden on people who are, you know, going about their business, working on the streets,
02:01to be paying attention, whether they are being recorded.
02:05A researcher that we talked with even said that it could create like a paranoia and obviously the people who
02:11are already most vulnerable to abuse, whether it's women, gender minorities, people who have already been targeted by cyber harassment,
02:21you know, it creates this like mental burden on them.
02:24So we're going to talk to them.
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