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Were smart glasses used in Singapore to film 2 female students?

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SCMP’s Asia desk. (2026, September 24). Were smart glasses used in Singapore to film 2 female students? South China Morning Post. https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/people/article/3368651/were-smart-glasses-used-singapore-film-2-female-students?utm_source=rss_feed

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South China Morning Post · collected 2026-09-24 · by SCMP’s Asia desk

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Singapore police are investigating a viral video showing a man allegedly filming two female students from Raffles Institution using smart glasses. The incident has raised concerns about privacy and safety as the women seemed unaware they were being recorded. Upon realizing he was being filmed, the suspect turned and left abruptly. This case highlights growing worries over surreptitious filming with smart glasses and modified spy cameras in Singapore.
Written by AI on 2026-09-24, from this article's own text only (the story summary below draws on all the coverage).

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Story summary

In Singapore, a video circulating on social media shows a man wearing black-rimmed glasses and a face mask filming two female students from Raffles Institution as they walk by. The girls are unaware that they are being recorded. The man appears to press a button on his glasses before noticing he is himself being filmed; he then quickly turns around and leaves. This incident has raised concerns about the use of smart glasses for surreptitious filming, prompting the Singapore police to launch an investigation into the matter.

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Topics

Raffles Institution Singapore

Subjects

Singapore GPE · 3× Raffles Institution ORG · 1×

Narrative

In the social media video, a man wearing black-rimmed glasses and a face mask is seen walking behind two female students wearing what appear to be uniforms from Raffles Institution, a premier school in the city state.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-09-24
2026-09-24 · South China Morning Post
Were smart glasses used in Singapore to film 2 female students? · assertive framing

Claims (6 extracted, 1 hedged)

Were smart glasses used in Singapore to film 2 female students? asserted
glasses → use → students
The incident comes amid rising concerns about surreptitious filming using such glasses and modified spy cameras in Singapore Singapore police have launched an investigation after a video of a man allegedly filming female students using smart glasses went viral, sparking concerns about privacy and safety. uncertain
video → come → privacy
In the social media video, a man wearing black-rimmed glasses and a face mask is seen walking behind two female students wearing what appear to be uniforms from Raffles Institution, a premier school in the city state. asserted
what → wear → state
The girls seem unaware of his presence. asserted
girls → seem → presence
The man clutches his phone to his chest and presses what looks to be a button. asserted
what → clutch → chest
Noticing that he is being filmed, he abruptly makes a U-turn and walks off in the opposite direction. asserted
he → notice → direction
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