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California governor vetoes bill banning use of ‘pervert glasses’ to secretly record people
Publisher description: The California state bill would have penalized people who secretly recorded people in public with wearables equipped with cameras and microphones.
TechCrunch | Oct 1, 2026 | Zack Whittaker
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California governor Gavin Newsom has used his veto authority to send a bill passed by the state’s legislature back to lawmakers, which would have made it unlawful to secretly record people with wearable recording devices. Newsom added that the proposed bill also includes protections that already exist in California’s law. Meta sold more than 7 million wearable glasses last year alone.
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