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Hamburg Considers Ban on Camera-Equipped Smart Glasses in Pools and Public Transport

Hamburg is preparing restrictions on camera-enabled smart glasses in swimming pools and buses over privacy concerns, potentially setting a precedent for regulation of wearable recording technology elsewhere in Germany.
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Sardine Shortages Hit German Supermarkets Amid Warmer Seas and Pressure on Fish Stocks
Antonio Rüdiger Retires From German National Football Team
Government Aircraft Breakdown Strands SPD Leader Lars Klingbeil in United States
German City Defeats Samsung in Dispute Over Apple Tablet Procurement for Schools
Hamburg Considers Ban on Camera-Equipped Smart Glasses in Pools and Public Transport
German Bicycle Industry Reports Falling Sales and Job Cuts
Berlin Car Dealer Group König Files for Insolvency
Mercedes-Benz Scales Back Autonomous Driving Ambitions for S-Class
German Navy Tests New Long-Range Guided Missiles in North Sea
German Family Business Association Reverses Opening Toward AfD
Berlin Left Party Slips in Polls as CDU and AfD Gain Ground
German Economists Warn AfD Policies Could Cost Saxony-Anhalt 10,000 Jobs
SPD Narrows AfD Lead Ahead of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern State Election
Nine Injured in Chemical Liquid Attack on AfD Campaign Stand in Bad Kreuznach
Germany Plans Tougher Penalties for Gender-Based Killings and Violence Against Women
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German Government Approves Contested Income Tax Reform
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