Smart glasses highlight gaps in privacy laws

The article discusses how AI-powered smart glasses pose significant privacy challenges due to their discreet recording capabilities and potential for non-consensual data collection. It highlights the inadequacy of India's current legal framework, specifically the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 (DPDPA), to address these issues. The DPDPA's exclusion of publicly available information is contrasted with the 'reasonable expectation of privacy' established by the K.S. Puttaswamy vs. Union of India (2017) judgment, which recognized the Right to Privacy as a fundamental right under Article 21. The article emphasizes the increased risks of cybercrimes, especially against women and children, and calls for robust, future-proof legal safeguards to protect citizens in the face of rapid technological advancements.