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Michael Barrymore’s Smart-Glass Shop Filming Sparks Data-Privacy Concerns

6/25/2026

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Usdaw says covert filming of shop staff by the public is increasingly common.
Former TV presenter Michael Barrymore filmed a sales assistant using a smart-glass camera and posted it to TikTok and YouTube.
Usdaw representative Jayne Allport warned that such recordings can become heated and expose vulnerable workers.
Authorities say the recordings breach data-protection rules but do not meet the criminal prosecution threshold.

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Usdaw says covert filming of shop staff by the public is increasingly common.
Former TV presenter Michael Barrymore filmed a sales assistant using a smart-glass camera and posted it to TikTok and YouTube.
Usdaw representative Jayne Allport warned that such recordings can become heated and expose vulnerable workers.
Authorities say the recordings breach data-protection rules but do not meet the criminal prosecution threshold.