Norway Plans Temporary Restrictions on AI Glasses in Parks and Schools

On October 5, 2026, Norway's government announced plans for temporary restrictions on AI and camera-equipped glasses in public gathering places and privacy-sensitive settings. Covered locations could include parks, beaches, museums, shopping centres, public events, schools, playgrounds, youth clubs, doctors' offices, swimming pools and gyms with changing rooms, with universities and colleges under consideration. Digitalisation minister Torgeir Micaelsen said, "I am worried that new, powerful technology is being introduced where people risk being photographed, filmed or audio-recorded without knowing it." Officials said this is not a total ban: private use and use posing no meaningful risk of covert recording would remain allowed. They have not decided whether the rules would cover glasses with camera and microphone, glasses with camera and AI, or other body-worn technology with similar capability. The minority government plans to submit a bill to parliament as soon as possible and establish an expert group to advise on permanent rules. TNW calls the move a temporary ban and notes Micaelsen's roughly four-week tenure, that Karianne Tung had not backed a ban, Hans Anders halting Meta Ray-Ban sales in the Netherlands and Belgium, and limits at some UK venues and in New York courtrooms. First Post calls them temporary restrictions that preserve private use and treats the bill as interim.