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Smart glasses are already causing havoc in India
Sep 23, 2026, 4:00 AM CDT
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Shubnam was packing boxes for a move into a new home when their friend sent them an Instagram video. The footage had only been up for a few hours, but it was days old, recorded at a Delhi protest this spring against a bill that would have narrowed the legal recognition for transgender people in India. There, a content creator known for rage-bait videos had approached Shubnam, a 38-year-old transfe
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No data on the prevalence of covert recordings with smart glasses in India beyond the single Shubnam case Lack of comparative legal analysis of Indian voyeurism laws versus other jurisdictions Absence of response from Meta or Reliance Jio regarding privacy safeguards beyond their standard statements
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