24 days ago · France
‘I felt like I'd been tricked’: France probes secret filming of women with smart glasses

What's happening
SignalsMonitor is following this as a general story. France 24 English, South China Morning Post Asia, and The Straits Times World are the outlets attached to this story. The reports are tied to France. The first report grouped here was at 22 Sept 2026, 19:55 UTC. 3 material updates are listed in the timeline. The headline in use is “‘I felt like I'd been tricked’: France probes secret filming of women with smart glasses”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
It's a trend that first started in the US and is becoming more and more prevalent in France. Women are being filmed in the street without their knowledge, by men wearing smart glasses.
Story timeline
Reports grouped into this story, earliest first. Exact repeats from the same outlet are collapsed.
- First reported by The Straits Times World
Prosecutors in France probe secret filming of women with smart glasses
- Picked up by South China Morning Post Asia
In France, prosecutors probe secret filming of women with smart glasses
- Picked up by France 24 English
‘I felt like I'd been tricked’: France probes secret filming of women with smart glasses
Same story, different outlets
3 headlinesEach line is that outlet's headline. The article stays on the publisher's site.
- France 24 English‘I felt like I'd been tricked’: France probes secret filming of women with smart glasses
- South China Morning PostIn France, prosecutors probe secret filming of women with smart glasses
- The Straits TimesProsecutors in France probe secret filming of women with smart glasses