阿姆斯特丹,10月2日电:荷兰最大的眼镜零售连锁企业之一汉斯·安德斯周五表示,鉴于有关隐私的担忧日益加剧,该连锁店已暂停在荷兰和比利时销售Meta的Ray-Ban智能眼镜。这是零售商采取的此类措施之一。
“这一决定源于围绕智能眼镜持续进行的公众和政治辩论,以及人们对该技术可在何种条件下使用提出的种种疑问,”汉斯·安德斯连锁店发言人说。
AMSTERDAM, Oct 2 : One of the largest Dutch eyewear retail chains said on Friday it had suspended sales of Meta's Ray-Ban smart glasses in the Netherlands and Belgium amid growing privacy concerns, in one of the first such moves by a retailer. "This decision follows the ongoing public and political debate surrounding smart glasses and the questions being raised about the conditions under which this technology can be used," a spokesperson for the Hans Anders chain said.
荷兰国内针对这款眼镜的反对声浪不断上升,反映出人们对配备摄像头的智能眼镜更为广泛的抵触情绪。
A growing Dutch outcry over the glasses mirrors a broader backlash against smart glasses equipped with cameras.
在英国,酒吧连锁企业Wetherspoon因担心秘密拍摄而限制使用Meta眼镜;Meta和Luxottica则面临美国的一起诉讼,被指控在不知被拍摄者的情况下,让人工标注员查看了眼镜拍摄的视频。
In Britain, pub chain Wetherspoon has restricted use of Meta's glasses over concerns about covert recording, while Meta and Luxottica face a US suit alleging videos captured by the glasses were viewed by human annotators without the knowledge of people filmed.
Meta发言人说,公司仍在继续开发这款颇受欢迎的眼镜,并表示:“每副配有摄像头的眼镜前面都有一盏明亮的指示灯,在拍摄照片或视频时会闪烁——这盏灯无法关闭;如果有人遮挡摄像头或故意对其动手脚,摄像头就会停止工作。”
A Meta spokesperson said the company is continuing to develop the popular glasses. "Every pair with a camera has a bright light on the front that blinks when you take a photo or video — it can't be turned off, and the camera is disabled if someone covers or tampers with it," they said.
荷兰隐私监管机构AP上月警告称,使用智能眼镜拍摄、且画面中包含可识别身份者的视频,通常不得在未经这些人许可的情况下分享或发布,而在公共场所很难取得这种许可。
In the Netherlands, privacy regulator AP last month warned that videos made with smart glasses showing identifiable people cannot generally be shared or published without their permission, which would be difficult to obtain in a public place.
消费者权益组织Consumentenbond本周表示,除非Meta修改眼镜以符合隐私法,否则将对该公司提起诉讼。
Consumer rights group Consumentenbond this week said it would take Meta to court unless the company changes the glasses to comply with privacy law.
打击网络滥用的组织Offlimits周五还敦促Meta以及Ray-Ban的所有者EssilorLuxottica主动将这款眼镜下架,直到找到能够杜绝秘密拍摄的办法。EssilorLuxottica目前暂未就此事置评。
Offlimits, a group that combats online abuse, on Friday also urged Meta and Ray-Ban owner EssilorLuxottica to voluntarily remove the glasses from sale until a way can be found to make surreptitious recordings impossible. EssilorLuxottica could not immediately be reached for comment.
Hans Anders是Nexeye的子公司,而Nexeye则由私募股权公司KKR控股。Nexeye在荷兰、比利时、德国、奥地利和瑞典共开设了776家门店,但在后三个国家并不销售眼镜产品。
Hans Anders is a subsidiary of Nexeye, which is owned by private equity firm KKR. Nexeye operates 776 stores across the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, Austria and Sweden. It does not sell the glasses in the latter three countries.