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Glasses
Privacy designed for both sides of the lens
Intelligent eyewear brings the helpfulness of Gemini into everyday glasses. When technology can see the world around you, it has a responsibility to the people around you, too. With this in mind, we set out to design intelligent eyewear so that personal help doesn’t come at the expense of anyone’s privacy. Here are some of the key features we’ve built into both the hardware and software to protect wearers and those nearby.
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Protecting your visual data
Camera visuals from Gemini on glasses are not saved in your Gemini History, and aren’t used to train AI models or target ads. Data stored on glasses is encrypted, and if data leaves your glasses, it’s also encrypted in transit to keep it private and secure.
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You choose what you share
You control which apps access your glasses’ camera and microphones, and you can change these permissions whenever you like. You can also turn your glasses off at any point with a physical switch.
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Privacy includes those around you
Glasses have an indicator light designed to show others when you take photos or record videos for your gallery. Gemini is designed to protect the privacy of those around you too.
Protecting your visual data
Gemini camera visuals
When you ask Gemini on glasses about the world around you, the camera visuals aren’t saved in your Gemini History, and aren’t used to train AI models or target ads.
Encrypted by default
Data stored on glasses is encrypted, and if data leaves your glasses, like for processing on your phone or in the cloud, it’s also encrypted in transit to keep it private and secure.
You’re in control of your settings
App-by-app controls
You control which apps can use your glasses’ camera and microphones. See what has access and change it anytime.
Gemini settings
You’re in control of your Gemini history. You manage your personalization and history settings, so you can review past interactions, delete individual chats, or even delete all of them. Learn more about how your Gemini data is handled in the Gemini Apps Privacy Hub.
Your camera, your permission
Before any app can access your camera for the first time, it asks for your permission. You can change your mind and revoke access anytime.
Your photos are yours
When you use your glasses to take a picture or video for your gallery, the content is sent straight to your phone. You can choose to back them up to other places, like Google Photos or your preferred photos app.
You control which apps can use your glasses’ camera and microphones. See what has access and change it anytime.
Gemini settings
You’re in control of your Gemini history. You manage your personalization and history settings, so you can review past interactions, delete individual chats, or even delete all of them. Learn more about how your Gemini data is handled in the Gemini Apps Privacy Hub.
Your camera, your permission
Before any app can access your camera for the first time, it asks for your permission. You can change your mind and revoke access anytime.
Your photos are yours
When you use your glasses to take a picture or video for your gallery, the content is sent straight to your phone. You can choose to back them up to other places, like Google Photos or your preferred photos app.
Hardware controls for peace of mind
Physical off switch
A physical power switch turns your glasses completely off—shutting down the camera and microphones whenever you want to wear them as regular glasses.
Gemini invocation
You decide how Gemini turns on. Activate Gemini with a touch or your voice whenever you need help.
Camera controls
Your glasses are designed to only take photos or videos for your gallery when you tell them to. Just press the camera button or ask Gemini to capture the moment.
A physical power switch turns your glasses completely off—shutting down the camera and microphones whenever you want to wear them as regular glasses.
Gemini invocation
You decide how Gemini turns on. Activate Gemini with a touch or your voice whenever you need help.
Camera controls
Your glasses are designed to only take photos or videos for your gallery when you tell them to. Just press the camera button or ask Gemini to capture the moment.
Privacy includes those around you
Outer indicator lights and built-in Gemini safeguards
Indicator light for others
Outer indicator light
When you take a photo or video for your gallery, an indicator light lets people around you know. Just press the camera button or ask Gemini to capture the moment.
Tamper detection
Built-in hardware defenses are designed to detect if the indicator light's internal components or wiring are compromised or modified and automatically disable photo and video recording capabilities.
Thwart protection
Sensors are designed to continuously check whether the indicator light is blocked. If tape, paint, hair, or anything else covers the light, the glasses are designed to stop in-progress recording and not take photos or video.
When you take a photo or video for your gallery, an indicator light lets people around you know. Just press the camera button or ask Gemini to capture the moment.
Tamper detection
Built-in hardware defenses are designed to detect if the indicator light's internal components or wiring are compromised or modified and automatically disable photo and video recording capabilities.
Thwart protection
Sensors are designed to continuously check whether the indicator light is blocked. If tape, paint, hair, or anything else covers the light, the glasses are designed to stop in-progress recording and not take photos or video.
Protecting passers-by
On-device face and voice protections
When you ask Gemini about what you’re looking at, your glasses are designed to automatically redact bystanders’ faces before responding. Gemini is also designed to focus on your voice by default and not other voices around you.
Facial recognition restrictions
Gemini on glasses is designed to not recognize faces of people around you. Policies also restrict facial recognition on Google Play apps you use on your glasses.
When you ask Gemini about what you’re looking at, your glasses are designed to automatically redact bystanders’ faces before responding. Gemini is also designed to focus on your voice by default and not other voices around you.
Facial recognition restrictions
Gemini on glasses is designed to not recognize faces of people around you. Policies also restrict facial recognition on Google Play apps you use on your glasses.
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Safeguards for Gemini
Gemini has built-in safety guardrails and is designed to avoid outputs that could cause real-world harm or offense.
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Respecting others
The Glasses app walks you through how to be mindful of people around you and be thoughtful in sensitive places.
Responsible use requirements
Before using intelligent eyewear, users must agree to the following conditions:
• Do not record others without their permission.
• Do not record in sensitive spaces.
• Do not cover the outer indicator light.
Violations of Google Terms of Service may result in glasses functionality termination.
• Do not record others without their permission.
• Do not record in sensitive spaces.
• Do not cover the outer indicator light.
Violations of Google Terms of Service may result in glasses functionality termination.
Protections across Google
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Google Ads & Google Shopping
Google Ads and Google Shopping do not allow the promotion of products and services that disable or hide recording indicator lights on smart glasses.
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YouTube
YouTube's policies prohibit content that depicts things like harassment and unwanted sexualization. Any video uploaded to YouTube - whether it's recorded on a phone, a camera, or glasses - has to follow these policies, and videos that don't are removed.
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Google Play
Google Play policies prohibit apps from using the camera for social live-streaming or real-time facial identification. Apps are also restricted, via policy, from disabling or changing the behavior of the outer indicator light.
