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Eyes wide open: How to mitigate the security and privacy risks of smart glasses

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Feed Name: WeLiveSecurity (ESET Research)

Date Published: 2026-05-11

Date Updated: 2026-05-12

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This article outlines the privacy and security risks of smart glasses—how they can be used for covert recording and identification, how captured data may be exposed to AI/cloud services or outsourced reviewers, and common attack vectors (firmware/app compromise, rogue Wi‑Fi, social engineering). It concludes with practical mitigation advice for wearers and bystanders to reduce the risk of data leakage, surveillance, and fraud.

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