Meta smart glasses could soon be banned in cinemas, says UK trade body — but this time it’s more about…
- UK movie theatres considering smart glasses ban
- The ban would be over privacy and piracy concerns
- It's yet another instance of private bans restricting the tech
Privacy concerns have rocked Meta’s smart glasses business. They’re being ridiculed online as ‘perv glasses,’ and their use is banned in a growing number of spaces. In the UK, this could also soon include cinemas, though it’s for a very different p-word: piracy.
The main concern with camera glasses, like the ones Meta produces with its partners Ray-Ban and Oakley, is that people can record in a fairly secretive way. This is an issue for the general public as they don’t know when or if they’re being recorded, and for venues like cinemas and theatres as it allows movies and live shows to be subtly recorded by the audience.
With a stable enough internet connection, the viewing could even be live-streamed.
The ban...
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