Newsom vetoes smart glasses privacy bill

California Governor Gavin Newsom vetoed legislation that would have penalized using smart glasses to record individuals without permission in private areas, such as changing rooms. The bill required wearable device manufacturers to include recording indicators by 2028 and banned technology designed to conceal these signals. Newsom blocked the measure, explaining in a letter that the bill's definition of a wearable recording device was overbroad, preventing the implementation of these specific privacy penalties and hardware requirements.