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Privacy watchdog launches investigation into China-based company behind Kmart ‘pervert glasses’ app

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Commissioner says Shenzhen Qingcheng, the app maker behind the HeyCyan app in the smartglasses, failed to respond to her inquiries Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast The Australian privacy regulator has opened an investigati…

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  • Reported by The Guardian and published Wed, 07 Oct 2026 02:00:15 UTC.

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