Wearable Technology: Privacy
Commons · Question 20017 · Tabled 28 Aug 2026 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport · Official record
Answered 23 Sep 2026
Question
Asked by Mary Glindon
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions her Department has had with the Information Commissioners' Office on the impact of camera-enabled smart glasses on privacy.
Answer
Answered by Stephanie Peacock, 23 Sep 2026
The Government recognises that camera-enabled smart glasses and similar wearable technologies can raise privacy considerations. My department engages regularly with the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), the UK's independent data protection regulato...