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# #PrivacyRights

> Austria to Launch Messenger Surveillance in 2027 · Vienna Council Calls for Ban on Smartglasses · Court Overturns Student Expulsion Over Meta Glasses

![Austria to Launch Messenger Surveillance in 2027](<https://austriareport.com/images/austria_to_launch_messenger_surveillance_in_2027_cdc40939_632a73f2ee.webp>)

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November 12, 2026 at 03:48 PM

## [Austria to Launch Messenger Surveillance in 2027](<https://austriareport.com/article/austria-to-launch-messenger-surveillance-in-2027-cdc40939>)

> State Secretary Jörg Leichtfried announced that Austria's new messenger surveillance system is expected to be operational by early 2027.

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October 21, 2026 at 01:47 PM

## [Vienna Council Calls for Ban on Smartglasses](<https://austriareport.com/article/vienna-council-calls-for-ban-on-smartglasses-22d21038>)

> Vienna's governing parties urge the Austrian government to regulate camera-equipped eyewear and seek uniform EU-wide privacy standards.

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October 13, 2026 at 11:29 AM

## [Court Overturns Student Expulsion Over Meta Glasses](<https://austriareport.com/article/court-overturns-student-expulsion-over-meta-glasses-79e19daf>)

> A Vienna court has reinstated a student expelled for wearing Meta smart glasses, ruling that no concrete misconduct was proven.