California governor vetoes bill banning use of ‘pervert glasses’ to secretly record people
California Governor Gavin Newsom vetoed SB 1130, which would have banned secretly recording people with wearable devices like smart glasses.
Newsom returned California Senate Bill 1130 to lawmakers, arguing its definition of wearable recording devices was too broad and imprecise and duplicated existing state protections. The bill would have made California the first U.S. state to regulate smart glasses, with fines or prison for violators and fines for non-compliant wearable makers. It was prompted by always-listening devices from Meta, Snap, and Apple; Meta sold over 7 million glasses last year.
- Newsom vetoed SB 1130 citing overly broad device definitions and existing protections
- Bill would have been first U.S. state law regulating smart glasses recording
- Meta sold more than 7 million camera-equipped glasses last year
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The California state bill would have penalized people who secretly recorded people in public with wearables equipped with cameras and microphones.
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