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Google Glass banned in U.K. cinemas

Jun 30, 2014, 1:27 PM EDT
An attendee wears a Google Glass during the Google I/O Developers Conference at Moscone Center on June 25, 2024 in San Francisco, California.
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It did not take long for the U.K. to ban the use of Google Glass in movie theaters because of fears that users will use the glasses to record films for piracy purposes. The device just went on sale in the U.K. six days before this ruling went into effect.

Background:

Google Glass to be banned from all UK cinemas [Independent]

U.K. cinemas ban Google Glass days after launch over piracy fears [Venture Beat]