Woman filmed at Cork workplace by influencer using smart glasses calls for tougher privacy laws

Retail worker unknowingly filmed for viral prank raises concerns over smart glasses, consent, and gaps in privacy protections

Willow Esteve was filmed without her knowledge or consent, with the footage being posted across the content creator's social media platforms

A young woman filmed without her knowledge or consent in her workplace by a man wearing Meta Ray-Ban glasses has called for tougher measures to combat what she described as a “major violation” of her privacy after the footage was posted on social media.

Cork-based musician and recent graduate of Munster Technological University (MTU), Willow Esteve, was working her retail job in the city centre one afternoon in March when a content creator known online as Rendy_Vlad approached her at the checkout till.