The Greens have expressed their qualified support for the Albanese government’s new privacy laws, calling them a “modest step forward”.
But the minor party is also saying the proposed actions on smart glasses don’t go far enough.
“There are substantial gaps in the draft bill including the lack of action to prevent individuals using ‘smart’ glasses to collect and broadcast other people’s personal information,” the party said in a statement.
The Greens’ digital rights spokesman David Shoebridge also said the right to erasure laws fell short of what was needed.
“That is limited only to platforms with $500 million or more in revenue, or 2.5 million monthly users, [it] leaves out every small app and every emerging glasses startup building exactly this kind of surveillance product,” Shoebridge said.
“The Greens will be pushing to strengthen these changes, with an open door to the government to work through positive amendments, and at the same time press ahead for an urgent 12-month import ban on covert recordable devices.”
