Workplace harassment concerns related to smart glasses come into focus

Recent media reports highlight a new, high-tech twist on the old problem of workplace harassment. As smart glasses continue to fly off the shelves, workers report being harassed on the job via the AI-assisted wearable recording technology. Even more troubling, the secretly recorded videos can easily be streamed or posted online, where comments sections may themselves include harassing remarks, potentially harming the affected employee even further.

Smart glasses and employee unease

An article last month in the online technology news outlet The Verge recounted several experiences and concerns of U.S. workers arising from the use of smart glasses. In one incident, a Target employee was filmed by two pranksters who allegedly intentionally misgendered the employee and then uploaded their recording of the interaction to social media, where the videos were viewed hundreds of thousands of times. Reportedly, the same social media account features numerous similar videos harassing workers.