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Australia’s attorney-general told councils to ban smart glasses
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Western Australia bans smart glasses in every public school from 12 October, as councils bar them from pools and lawyers turn to the workplace.
- Western Australia bans smart glasses in every public school from 12 October, as councils bar them from pools and lawyers turn to the workplace.
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- Australia’s attorney-general told councils to ban smart glasses
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