Research, events, and media updates from the Governing Immersive Tech Project
Associate Professor Joanne Gray and Dr Ben Egliston met with the Attorney-General, the Hon Michelle Rowland MP, and her team in Sydney. They discussed Australia’s privacy law reforms and the risks posed by AI-enabled wearables such as smart glasses.
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Responding to a question on smart glasses in Question Time, the Attorney-General, the Hon Michelle Rowland MP, referred at length to the project’s research into how smart glasses are being used to covertly record and harass women.
Read full postReleased in partnership with Teach Us Consent, the study analysed 350 Instagram videos recorded with smart glasses and found that around 60 per cent of interactions in covert point-of-view videos were potential harassment.
The research was covered by Nine News amid growing calls for legislation against smart glasses misuse.
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Associate Professor Joanne Gray and Dr Ben Egliston met with the Hon Ged Kearney MP, Assistant Minister for Social Services and Assistant Minister for the Prevention of Family Violence, in Sydney. They briefed the Assistant Minister on the project’s research into how smart glasses are being used to covertly record and harass women.
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Dr Milica Stilinovic contributed an opinion piece for ABC Religion & Ethics on how smartglasses are re-configuring consent and privacy in public spaces.
As part of the Governing Immersive Technology project, Stilinovic analysed over 1,000 videos recorded with smart glasses on Instagram, uncovering disturbing patterns of non-consensual filming.
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From February 2–4 2026, the Governing Immersive Tech project team joined leading XR companies, investors, and other international stakeholders at AWE Asia 2026 in Singapore to speak about proactive XR governance.
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Professor Marcus Carter has been featured as a key expert voice in an investigative piece by The Guardian which examined the safety of children on Roblox.
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Members of the GIT project team have authored an opinion piece for ABC Religion & Ethics examining the risks and implications of the newly unveiled Meta Ray-Ban Display glasses.
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Dr Ben Egliston and Professor Marcus Carter contributed an opinion piece for ABC Religion & Ethics on Meta's newly announced partnership with defence technology company Anduril to develop VR and AR headsets for the US military.
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