One of Sydney’s largest councils joins ban on ‘pervert’ glasses at local swimming pools

Councillors say locals have been raising concerns about people secretly filming in change rooms, swimming pools and around schools

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One of Sydney’s largest councils has joined the City of Brisbane and the City of Yarra to issue a ban on AI smart glasses at public pools as concerns mount over the potential for predators to exploit the new technology.

On Tuesday evening, Canterbury-Bankstown voted overwhelmingly in favour of banning the tech at its local pools, with its mayor, Bilal El-Hayek, describing them as “pervert glasses”.