Kmart removes its $89 Anko camera glasses from online sale after a privacy backlash. The devices—sold through the retailer’s website—were quickly popular, with outlets reporting they sold out within about a week. Multiple reports say the listings are now taken down and the product is no longer available online.
The concern focuses on the camera glasses’ associated app and the handling of user data. In response to complaints, a privacy regulator is investigating the company behind the app. While outlets agree on the removal and the ongoing inquiry, they mainly differ in emphasis—some foreground the speed of the product’s sell-out and others focus on the regulator’s involvement and the privacy issues raised around the app experience.
Across reporting, the shared thread is that public scrutiny prompts action from both the retailer (by taking down listings) and the relevant oversight body (by launching an investigation). The allegations and the specific data practices under review are not described in detail in the provided summaries, but the investigation centers on privacy risks linked to the glasses’ software.
