Police investigate YouTuber for secretly filming Scots with Meta glasses

Police are analysing content shared by an English YouTuber who secretly filmed Scots with Meta glasses.

Scott Margerison, also known as E-Dobbin online, has shared numerous videos on social media of his trip around Scotland.

In some of the content, Margerison, from Rochdale, uses smart glasses developed by Meta, which are incorporated into sunglasses brands such as Ray-Ban and Oakley as a hands-free filming option.

In one of the videos shared on YouTube, Margerison secretly films during a tour of the bridge on CalMac’s largest vessel, the MV Loch Seaforth.

Following the incident, the ferry operator suspended all visits to the restricted area of their ships to ensure the “safety” of crews.

Margerison secretly filmed the bridge of a CalMac ferry YouTube

Another video taken with his Meta glasses shows Margerison speaking to three women in Scotland.

Margerison tells them “they are getting rid of the white race” to “lower the IQ”. He continues to discuss rhetoric related to the Great Replacement conspiracy, a debunked theory claiming white European populations are being deliberately replaced through immigration.

Clips shared on TikTok, which appear to be taken with the glasses, show him using sexually charged language towards women.

In one incident, which is believed to have taken place in a McDonald’s car park, Margerison stops a lone woman with a Scottish accent beside his van and tells her, “I love sh******”.

He offers to show her his sleeping set-up in the back of his white van, but reassures her that “I won’t throw you in the back”.

However, as she makes her way round the van, the Englishman asks, “Would you like turning in? I’d absolutely love to”.

Police Scotland says it is aware of the videos shared on social media and are currently assessing the content for criminality.

A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “We are aware of the videos posted online and are assessing the content.”

Meta glasses ban at Scottish Comic Con

Although the use of smart glasses is not illegal, the ability to secretly record people is extremely controversial.

Monopoly Events, the promoter behind comic events across Scotland, decided to ban the device from upcoming convestions.

They said a number of guests said they would not continue attending the events, as they felt any recordings of them were a “violation of their privacy”.

The ban is applicable to any “wearable recording devices”, such as Meta glasses.

Any attendees seen wearing the devices, which feature a tiny camera in the frames, may be asked to leave.

Monopoly Events runs conventions in Edinburgh, Aberdeen, Manchester, Liverpool, Birmingham and the north east of England.

Comic Con Scotland will take place this year on October 24 and 25 at the Royal Highland Centre.