Last night, Council endorsed a motion to investigate banning smart glasses at Council leisure centres, childcare centres and playgrounds.
Yarra City Council Mayor Cr Stephen Jolly says smart glasses are a rapidly evolving technology, and it is council’s responsibility to protect the community’s privacy in all council-run spaces.
“Our spaces need to be safe and respectful – especially for the more vulnerable members of our community,” he says.
“This is about protecting people’s privacy, particularly in places where children and families come together,” the Mayor says.
Council resolved to investigate this further, with carve outs for people living with disability who need technology to go about their daily lives.
Council will also call on the federal government to bring in stronger privacy laws to further protect people from these new technologies.
