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Dutch optician drops Ray-Ban Meta glasses; India’s privacy law leaves bystanders’ rights uncertain

October 5

Hans Anders, one of the largest optical chains in the Netherlands, has indefinitely stopped selling Ray-Ban Meta glasses in its stores and online in the Netherlands and Belgium.

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