SYDNEY: Australia is investigating how and where the firm behind an app used in popular low-cost smart glasses collects and stores personal data, the country's data protection watchdog said Wednesday.
China-based Shenzhen Qingcheng is the maker of the HeyCyan smart glasses application, used in the Anko smart glasses sold for as little as AU$89 (US$62) at shops like K-mart across Australia.
Australia's Information Commissioner (OAIC) said it had sent preliminary inquiries to several companies involved in making the glasses last month – including Meta, Kmart, Google and Shenzhen Qingcheng – about how they recorded data and where it was stored.
"In the absence of any response from Shenzhen Qingcheng to the OAIC's preliminary inquiries, I have no assurance that it is protecting personal data of Australians as required by the Privacy Act," Privacy Commissioner Carly Kind said.
