安全

ICE负责人要求探员别把 Meta 偷拍眼镜带去上班

“禁止使用个人所有的穿戴式摄像设备”，ICE 向 The Register 表示。毕竟，国土安全部最不需要的，就是出现更多不当行为证据。

一些 ICE 员工似乎需要被提醒：不要戴着 Meta 的偷窥眼镜去上班。因为只有 ICE 能监视 ICE。

据报道，美国移民与海关执法局代理局长 David Venturella 周二提醒该机构员工，Meta 智能眼镜本质上属于“穿戴式摄像设备”，因为它们能够隐蔽地录制视频和音频。

据《纽约时报》报道，Venturella 在周二的一份备忘录中表示：“使用 Meta 眼镜或类似设备，可能会在无意间捕获、记录或传输敏感信息，并可能损害隐私和法律保护。”

ICE 的政策 [PDF] 禁止员工在工作场所使用个人穿戴式摄像设备。因此，ICE 员工不得在工作期间使用个人 Meta 眼镜，以及其他任何能够录制音频或视频的类似穿戴设备。

一名 ICE 发言人告诉我们，ICE 会不时提醒员工遵守这类既有政策，并称该机构严肃对待隐私和运营安全。

“这不是新闻——没有任何变化，”这名 ICE 发言人说，“个人所有的穿戴式摄像设备和未经授权的录制行为一如既往地被禁止。”

该发言人拒绝回答 The Register 的问题，包括此次提醒的触发原因，以及是否有更多 ICE 探员开始戴着 Meta 眼镜上班。

Meta 表示不对这篇报道置评。

尽管 ICE 的政策并不新鲜，但对 Meta 所谓偷窥眼镜的全面禁令正日益普及。此前，DEF CON 告知黑客，把任何配备录制功能的眼镜留在家中。“如果你需要佩戴眼镜，请务必带上不违反规定的款式，”DEF CON 组织者在一年一度的 8 月活动前对与会者表示。

包括 Soho House、英国连锁酒吧 Wetherspoons 在内的多家餐厅、酒吧和私人俱乐部，也已禁止或强烈劝阻顾客在其场所内佩戴这类智能眼镜，理由是隐私担忧。

Wetherspoons 一名发言人此前告诉 The Register，除闭路电视摄像头外，“适用于我们酒吧以及大多数酒吧的一般规则是，未经顾客或员工许可，你不能拍摄他们。Meta 眼镜似乎通过实现隐蔽监控，违反了这项规则和常识，因此我们的直觉是：关掉摄像头。”

据报道，一些美国国家篮球协会（NBA）场馆也曾要求球迷将具备录制功能的眼镜放回车内，并且不要在 NBA 比赛中佩戴。

与此同时，英国隐私监管机构今年 3 月开始调查 Meta 的智能眼镜。此前有报道称，负责审查这些设备录音录像内容的人类承包商，接触到了由毫无察觉的用户拍摄下来的极其私密时刻。®

security

ICE boss to agents: Leave the Meta spy glasses at home

'Personally owned body-worn cameras are prohibited,' ICE tells The Reg. Because the last thing DHS needs is more proof of misconduct

Some ICE employees seemingly needed a reminder not to wear their Meta pervert glasses to work. Because only ICE can spy on ICE.

Meta smart glasses are essentially “body-worn cameras,” as they can covertly record video and audio, David Venturella, Immigration and Customs Enforcement acting director, reportedly reminded agency employees on Tuesday.

“The use of Meta Glasses or similar devices could unintentionally capture, record or transmit sensitive information, potentially compromising privacy and legal protections,” Venturella said in a Tuesday memo, according to a New York Times report.

ICE policy [PDF] prohibits employees from using personal body-worn cameras in the workplace. As such, ICE employees’ personal Meta glasses - along with similar wearable devices capable of recording audio or video - are banned from use on the job.

An ICE spokesperson told us that ICE, on occasion, reminds its employees of existing policies like this one, and that the agency takes privacy and operational security seriously.

“This isn’t news - nothing has changed,” an ICE spokesperson said. “Personally owned body-worn cameras and unauthorized recording are prohibited, as they always have been.”

The spokesperson declined to answer The Register’s questions including what prompted the reminder and whether more ICE agents have been bringing their Meta glasses to work.

Meta said it had no comment on the story.

While the ICE policy isn’t new, the outright ban on Meta’s so-called pervert glasses has been trending upward since DEF CON told hackers to leave any glasses equipped with recording capabilities at home. “Be sure to pack non-violating eyewear if you need them,” DEF CON organizers told conference attendees ahead of the annual August event.

Several restaurants, pubs, and private clubs including Soho House and UK pub chain Wetherspoons have also prohibited - or strongly discouraged - patrons from wearing these types of smart glasses in their establishments, citing privacy concerns.

Apart from CCTV cameras, “the general code that applies in our pubs, and most pubs, is that you can't film customers or employees without their permission,” a Wetherspoons spokesperson previously told The Register. “Meta glasses seem to breach this code, and common sense, by enabling surreptitious surveillance, so our instinct is to say turn off the cameras.”

Some National Basketball Association arenas have also reportedly told fans to go put their glasses with recording capabilities inside their vehicles and not wear them at NBA games.

Meanwhile, the UK's privacy watchdog in March began investigating Meta's smart glasses after reports that human contractors reviewing recordings from the devices were exposed to extremely private moments captured by unsuspecting users. ®

ICE负责人要求探员别把 Meta 偷拍眼镜带去上班

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ICE负责人要求探员别把 Meta 偷拍眼镜带去上班

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ICE boss to agents: Leave the Meta spy glasses at home