Government steps in over privacy concerns as Kmart sells out of budget camera glasses

Fresh privacy concerns have been raised over wearable camera technology after Kmart released an $89 pair of Anko smart glasses capable of recording people without their knowledge or consent. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Kmart’s budget camera glasses spark privacy reviewSign up to The Nightly's newsletters. Attorney-General Michelle Rowland has asked Australia’s Privacy Commissioner to prioritise a review of wearable camera glasses and determine whether stronger safeguards are needed. The budget glasses have already sold out across Kmart stores and online. Anti-surveillance technologyThe concerns are already driving the development of a new wave of anti-surveillance technology designed to alert people when smart glasses may be nearby.