Popular Bars and Restaurants Are Banning Smart Glasses
As smart glasses’ popularity grows, so too does the list of places where you’re not allowed to use them. Among them is the pub chain Wetherspoons, which has about 800 locations across England and Ireland. Here’s what the founder of Wetherspoons, Tim Martin, told The Guardian about the decision: “The general code that applies in our pubs, and most pubs, is that you can’t film customers or employees without their permission.
- ▪As smart glasses’ popularity grows, so too does the list of places where you’re not allowed to use them.
- ▪Among them is the pub chain Wetherspoons, which has about 800 locations across England and Ireland.
- ▪Here’s what the founder of Wetherspoons, Tim Martin, told The Guardian about the decision: “The general code that applies in our pubs, and most pubs, is that you can’t film customers or employees without their permission.
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As smart glasses’ popularity grows, so too does the list of places where you’re not allowed to use them. There are courts, of course, including every single one in New York State, parts of cruise ships, and during tests like the SATs—and as significant those bans are, the U.K. is taking things a step further.cnx.cmd.push(function(){cnx({"playerId":"92b7b46b-43ed-4e0e-b21b-2c999302d9d7","settings":{"advertising":{"macros":{"AD_UNIT":"/23178111854/od.gizmodo.com/article","CHILD_UNIT":"article","POST_ID":"2000796435","POST_TYPE":"post","CHANNEL":"tech","SECTION":"gadgets","SUBSECTION":"","CATEGORIES":"gadgets","TAGS":"smart-glasses,wearables","NOP":"0"},"timeBeforeFirstAd":0}}}).render("cnx-player-main")}); Smart glasses are now being partially or wholly banned in popular venues across the…
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