A German digital rights group, HateAid, has filed a criminal complaint over privacy concerns regarding Meta AI smart glasses. On Wednesday, HateAid released a statement saying the launch of the Ray-Ban Meta Wayfarer devices violates German digital privacy laws. HateAid managing director Josephine Ballon said: “There is no place to escape from smart glasses. You have to expect at any moment to be filmed and then exposed on the internet.” The organization filed the complaint with the Frankfurt-based cybercrimes unit ZIT, targeting Meta, EssilorLuxottica including Ray-Ban, Apollo-Optik, Mister Spex, and MediaMart. According to HateAid, the complaint is based on a federal data information privacy law that bans the marketing of telecommunications equipment designed to film people without their knowledge. The agency BNetzA said it was observing the smart glasses market closely but was for now conducting an official inquiry into any violations. Germany's digital communication previously released a statement on smart glasses in late 2023, adding that smart hardware for video recordings was banned. HateAid also said it had been sharing examples of image-based digital violence specifically targeting women. A Hamburg-based state private protection agency was taking proactive steps against the use of smart glasses, and the organization noted that smart glasses are now a discreet monitoring technology that can be concealed under a disguised identity.