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IT Home reported on October 6 that the Norwegian government said on October 5 local time that it plans to submit a draft temporary ban on the use of AI glasses in certain sensitive areas to parliament as soon as possible and establish an expert advisory body for subsequent permanent legislation.
These “sensitive areas” may include parks, beaches, museums, shopping centers, schools, kindergartens, playgrounds, extracurricular activity centers, medical institutions, and fitness facilities with changing rooms and showers. The Norwegian government will also assess which devices the ban should cover and whether it should extend to universities and other educational institutions.
The country’s Minister of Digitalisation and Public Governance, Torgeir Micaelsen, said:
I am concerned that, with the introduction of powerful new technology, people may be photographed, filmed or recorded without their knowledge. We will therefore propose a temporary ban on the use of AI glasses in certain places. This will give us time to conduct an in-depth investigation and hold a thorough discussion, laying a solid foundation for long-term regulatory measures.
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We do not want to live in a society where people feel uneasy in places and situations in which they are accustomed to being free from surveillance because they fear being secretly audio-recorded, photographed or filmed. Such a society would make people feel unsafe and cause us to become alienated from one another.