New York Is The First US State To Ban Smart Glasses In All Its Courthouses
People will have to surrender their devices for safekeeping before they’re allowed in court.
New York wants to make sure nobody can surreptitiously record court proceedings using their smart glasses. Starting on July 20, all courts in the New York state will officially ban smart glasses within their premises. It applies to New York's 1,240 state, county, city, town and village courts. According to the local publication Syracuse, signs announcing the ban were posted last week on the doors of the Honorable James C. Torney III Criminal Courthouse.
The ban prohibits all types of eyewear and headwear equipped with cameras and microphones inside all Unified Court System facilities. Even smart glasses with prescription lenses are included, and the signs being posted on courthouses are asking people to bring a regular pair of glasses to use while they're inside. While some courts in other states, such as Wisconsin and Pennsylvania,...
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