Meta smart glasses banned from courts across England and Wales
His Majesty’s Courts & Tribunals Service has banned Meta smart glasses from court buildings across England and Wales, a move that pulls one of Silicon Valley’s buzziest gadgets into a very old argument about who gets to record what.
HMCTS, which runs the criminal, civil and family courts, will now confiscate the glasses on entry and return them only when the wearer leaves, treating a fashion accessory as covert recording kit.
It is a small policy with a large subtext, because it follows a wave of venue bans that has already spread from restaurants to theatres to pubs, as anyone who has watched Meta’s Ray-Bans get shown the door will recognise.
“There are clear restrictions on taking images or videos within courts and tribunals which is why the use of Meta glasses is prohibited,” an HMCTS spokesperson said, and the sentence does most of the work.
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