I recently read a WIRED investigation about Meta smart glasses and facial-recognition/faceprint technology, and it made me wonder whether Swiss regulation is keeping up. Camera-equipped smart glasses are already available for purchase in Switzerland. My concern is not ordinary photography, but the possibility of wearable devices becoming tools for biometric identification — especially if faceprints can be generated from people who never knowingly agreed to it. Before this becomes normal, I think Switzerland should have clear rules on: whether this technology should be allowed at all; which purposes biometric identification may be used for; when consent may even be requested; how compliance, oversight, and enforcement would work. I am not saying I have all the answers, but I think this deserves public discussion before the technology becomes widespread. Am I being overly cautious, or should Switzerland define the rules before these devices become normal in public spaces? submitted by /u/DepartureFar8340
Originally posted by u/DepartureFar8340 on r/Switzerland