Google's smart glasses raise questions over who controls each camera data path

Google's intelligent eyewear, opened for preorder on November 12 with purchases starting December 10, prompts scrutiny of how its camera features handle data. Privacy depends on the specific operation, since a Gemini visual query, a saved photo or video, and a stream to a human assistant may involve different recipients and safeguards. Google says it redacts bystander faces before Gemini processes camera visuals and that those visuals are excluded from history, AI training and ad targeting. Reporting from CNN notes that ordinary saved media is not covered by the same assurance, and several features such as nearby-phone alerts remain unreleased research. The episode illustrates why a single product-level privacy label can obscure meaningful operation-specific differences.