Meta glasses banned from courts in England and Wales

techAug 11, 202621592

His Majesty’s Courts and Tribunals Service has banned Meta smart glasses from all criminal, civil and family courts in England and Wales, saying anyone who brings the glasses into judicial buildings will have them confiscated at entry and returned when they leave. HMCTS cited existing legal restrictions on taking images or videos inside courts and tribunals as the reason for the prohibition and said no exception will be made for smart glasses even though smartphones are permitted on the condition they are not used to record. The move follows a New York court system ban and several UK venues including restaurants, theatres and Wetherspoons that have already barred the glasses amid privacy fears. The Guardian reports a recent high court episode in which Laimonas Jakstys was ordered to remove smart glasses after Mrs Justice Agnello said he appeared to be getting “coaching” while giving evidence; Jakstys denied the device was connected to his phone. HMCTS said it does not hold figures on incidents involving smart glasses. Meta declined to comment on the court ban, noting the glasses show a pulsing light when recording and use tamper detection technology to prevent covering the light. The policy creates a clear, enforceable rule at court entrances that treats wearable recording devices differently from phones and requires secure voucher-style confiscation and return for anyone tried entering with the glasses.

evacide

@evacide.bsky.social

Today in Pervert Glasses news, Meta glasses have been banned from court in England and Wales: Meta glasses have been banned from courts in England and Wales: www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

21544d ago

Atul4

Publicly shaming anyone who wears those awful glasses is 💯 right thing to do

ohpipedown.bsky.social3

They’re banned from my classrooms. Fuck those guys.

Robin Wilton 🇱🇧3

Is it just me, or is Zuckerberg turning into Woody Allen before our very eyes?

Heinz Paul Gerhard 🇩🇪🇵🇱🇺🇦2

I would have preferred: “Meta glasses have been banned … in England and Wales”

Beast (Frasier’s version)1

Meta glasses MUST be a Nathan Fielder bit. It’s the only explanation that makes sense.

Cornish Skipper #FBPE #RejoinEU 🇪🇺 〓〓 🔶🌹💚💙

@cornishskipper.bsky.social

“Courts in England & Wales have joined a number of restaurants, theatres & pubs in banning Meta glasses, amid a mounting backlash against what has been described as “spyware”.” Ban the perv glasses - end of. www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

6045d ago

Anonymous ⩜

@youranona.bsky.social

Courts in England and Wales now seize Meta glasses at the door and return them only on exit, locking out wearable recorders that flout camera bans already gamed by phones after New York's lead. #SpyFrameDeny

5745d ago

Purchase with Purpose

@purchase-w-purpose.bsky.social

'They Need To Be Banned': Woman calls out doctor wearing smart glasses during consultation where she had to take off her clothes These glasses are a privacy nightmare ripe for abuse by the individuals who buy them and Meta themselves.

2545d ago

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Veni Kunche10

I didn't even consider this scenario. You would think that doctors would know better.

Kseniya Chaykivska🌊🇺🇦💙🦋5

These days I think that we are living in the freaking Wonderland where everything is twisted: criminals are ruling the country instead of doing their well-deserved time in prison;classic literature is banned while objects like glasses in the article is allowed to abuse women. This is need to stop.

𝖆𝖑𝖞𝖘𝖆🦇

@underthewirez.bsky.social

anyone who buys meta glasses need to be put on a list i’m so serious.

5344d ago

Matthew Cobb

@matthewcobb.bsky.social

If it’s good enough for the courts, it should be good enough for everywhere else in the country… Meta should try marketing a sketchpad and pencils instead.

2545d ago

Kit (they🗡️them)

@gothickitsune.bsky.social

technically you can take someone’s meta glasses off of their face and snap them in half :)

3845d ago

Kit (they🗡️them)15

just watch a video of a worker who witnessed a plastic surgeon (a m*n, shocker) wearing meta glasses during appts with women who are getting boob jobs and tummy tucks. yeah straight to fucking jail. that has got to be breaking HIPAA. idc if he says “they’re not recording” i don’t believe you.

mogadon3

you can also snap the glasses in half for good measure.

Hilary Wollis

@hilarywollis.bsky.social

⬇️ Come on, #Canada! 🇨🇦 ⬇️ We also need to enact legislation NOW to prohibit the wearing of Rayband Meta pervert glasses (and ANY recording wearable) in our schools, healthcare facilities, courts, community centres, daycares, public transportation - and MORE!! @mark-carney.bsky.social

1245d ago

Brian Wernham C.Eng.

@brianwernham.bsky.social

"Meta glasses will be confiscated from anyone entering judicial buildings." - 🇬🇧 HMCTS www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

1345d ago

Carceral Abolition

@carceralabolition.bsky.social

Meta's 'pervert glasses' banned from courts in England and Wales Court service says anyone trying to enter buildings with glasses will have them confiscated and returned when they leave www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

1145d ago

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Rick4

Fuck returning them, they should crush them. Do they return weapons if you try to enter with one?

Boing Boing

@boingboing.net

A plaintiff was caught wearing smart glasses in court not to record but to receive live coaching while testifying. When Judge Raquel Agnello ordered them off, the audio feed he'd been getting blared out of his phone instead.

1145d ago

Kuntie Plopkins

@kuntieplopkins.bsky.social

Just seeing that meta glasses are banned in certain places- what about the clones? (see above post)

1545d ago

Evans The Crime

@evansthecrime.bsky.social

His Majesty’s Courts & Tribunals Service has confirmed that anyone wearing Meta’s pervert glasses in a judicial building will have them confiscated. (Via @theguardian.com) www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

1244d ago

curb

@curb.bsky.social

we need to implement japans secret recording laws i can’t even imagine the shit people are getting away with with meta glasses

1144d ago

Adam M

@englishmanadam.bsky.social

In Portugal you are not even allowed a dash cam... You are not even allowed a security camera to point at the street... Imagine the s*** storm if meta glasses are allowed out in the open. share.google/88ramuQkRJXz...

545d ago

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