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TikToker faces police probe over secret filming using 'smart glasses'
Police Scotland and Meta are reviewing complaints after videos showed a TikToker secretly filming strangers and targeting minorities with smart glasses.
- Police Scotland is actively reviewing footage posted online by TikToker Scott Margerison, who allegedly used Meta smart glasses to "secretly film" members of the public during a road trip around Scotland.
- Margerison, identified by the Ayrshire Weekly Press as a "far-right influencer" from Rochdale, toured Scotland in a white Ford Transit van during late June and early July, filming confrontational interactions.
- During the trip, Margerison filmed restricted areas on CalMac's ferry MV Loch Seaforth and encountered a UK-born Sikh shopkeeper who described his behavior as "100 percent intimidating" and his remarks as "slightly derogatory."
- CalMac has temporarily suspended bridge visits following the unauthorized filming, while Meta and TikTok have blocked Margerison's accounts for breaching harassment and bullying policies.
- The incident highlights privacy concerns surrounding AI-enabled smart glasses increasingly marketed as mainstream consumer technology; legal experts note secret filming may be unlawful if it constitutes harassment or causes alarm.
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TikToker sparks police probe after using Meta glasses to 'secretly film people'
As conerns grow over AI smart glasses, police officers are investigating videos allegedly showing members of the public being secretly filmed without their knowledge by a TikTok creator
·London, United Kingdom
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