Summary

• Pennsylvania lawmakers introduced a bill requiring smart glasses to display a non-disableable indicator when recording and requiring retailers to explain state recording laws.
• Pennsylvania legislators proposed statewide safeguards for ALPRs and facial recognition, including limits on personal-data collection and retention and judicial oversight in certain circumstances.
• A separate Pennsylvania proposal would let municipalities decide whether automated license plate readers may be installed locally.
• Louisiana HB 410 would require notice before recording or transcribing direct in-person conversations, but its definitions, notice standard, and effects on legal and media work remain contested.
• Louisiana enacted a comprehensive data privacy law providing rights to access, correct, delete, and port data and to opt out of targeted advertising, data sales, and certain automated profiling.
• The proposals generally preserve exceptions for emergencies, crime evidence, law enforcement activity, public meetings, and recording officers performing official duties in public.
• Reported plans to add facial recognition to consumer smart glasses are increasing pressure for visible recording and identification safeguards, but the implementation status remains uncertain.