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

Meta smart glasses. Schools and hospitals run by state governments will be left to set their own rules over the technology. Photograph: Carlos Barría/Reuters

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.