The attorney-general says the government is stepping back from a plan to outlaw “pervert glasses,” instead backing measures that would restrict the devices at a local level. Speaking as she unveils updates to the Privacy Act aimed at curbing data harvesting, she urges councils and businesses to apply restrictions in their own settings.
According to multiple outlets, the approach focuses on reducing opportunities for misuse rather than creating a single, blanket prohibition. The attorney-general frames the changes as part of a broader effort to improve privacy protections where the technology is used to collect information, such as through cameras or other sensing features.
All three reports describe the same core shift: Labor moves away from an outright ban and encourages implementation through local rules by councils and individual workplaces. The articles also link the “pervert glasses” policy to the wider Privacy Act package, which is presented as targeting the collection and handling of data rather than the devices alone.
