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Meta 'spy glasses' banned across UK: Pubs, restaurants and theatres say no

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Meta 'spy glasses' banned across UK: Pubs, restaurants and theatres say no
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Various UK hospitality venues, including pubs and theaters, are banning Meta's smart glasses due to privacy concerns regarding surreptitious filming. While Meta markets the glasses as fashion-forward tech, venue owners argue they pose a threat to guest privacy compared to standard smartphones.

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This reflects the growing tension between wearable technology adoption and the enforcement of privacy rights in public and private spaces.

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Meta paid Kylie Jenner to make camera glasses look like ordinary eyewear. Britain's hospitality trade has decided they are nothing of the sort. A report in The Guardian says a widening list of UK venues—high-end London dining rooms, private members' clubs, the country's largest pub chain and a major theatre group—are now telling customers to take off the £359 (roughly Rs 40,000) smart glasses, or at minimum stop filming with them.The bans land at an awkward moment for Meta. Sales tripled over the past year, with more than 7 million pairs sold worldwide, and the company has been steadily expanding the lineup with celebrity-fronted designs. But the same discretion that makes the glasses appealing to wear is exactly what venue owners have flagged as the problem. A phone pointed at a table is obvious.

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